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✓ A bump in the road: something, usually something not very
serious, that delays a process or prevents it from developing
Casual synonyms or slang ✓ Snag: a problem, difficulty, or disadvantage
similar to ‘problem’ ✓ Hiccup: a problem that delays or interrupts something for a
while, but does not usually cause serious difficulties
✓ Mess: a situation that is full of problems
✓ Mix-up: a mistake that causes confusion
✓ Glitch: a small problem or fault that prevents something from
being successful or working as well as it should

Let’s get some practice!

Circle one word on the right which best completes the sentence on the left. Use the bold words as the clue
to help.

1. We already face an issue with finance. The fact that issue, a pain point, complication
the design has not yet been made just add a
__________ which makes this worse.

2. Choosing the right research method for this is such a stumbling block, tricky situation, mix-up
__________. Researchers need to be careful in order
to avoid future possible consequences.

3. There is a crucial __________ between the a pain point, discrepancy, challenge
calculation results generated from two different
applications. We need to figure this out immediately.

4. Dani has been in a big __________ for quite a while.
He is far left behind academically, cannot setback, glitch, mess
maintain relationship with his friends, misses his
organization duties, and suffers from severe
digestion problem. With all these problems, he
should find the most effective way out soon.

5. With the inflation going worse and her business
going bankrupt, she really hopes to get help from the predicament, a bump in the road,
bank to get out of her financial __________. shortcoming

6. The project went smoothly overall, with just a minor
__________ when the software update caused a tricky situation, mix-up, hiccup
short delay.

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