Passes and Straits

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Straits and passes are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straits" instead a noun "Passes".

Straits noun - A difficult juncture.

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Passes and straits are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Passes" instead a noun "Straits".

Quoth King Elend, in The Well Of Ascension, on why his kingdom is in dire straits: "The Assembly is a mess, a half-dozen warlords with superior armies are breathing down my neck, barely a month passes without someone sending assassins to kill me, and the woman I love is slowly driving me insane."

Source: Arson Murder And Jaywalking / Literature

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