difficult situation
dangerous situation
tricky situation

But when you're in a tricky situation, the last thing you've read is generally what comes to mind.

The whole business, she acknowledged, has been "a tricky situation."

I felt better now and decided to lie my way out of a tricky situation.

This is a tricky situation if she wants to maintain a good credit rating.

I believe that you recognize we're both in a very tricky situation.

A tricky situation has arisen within the industry in recent years.

This budget is clearly not enough to get all the producers out of the tricky situation they are in.

It's a tricky situation for anyone committed to both art and historical truth.

Cooking with Kids can be a tricky situation if you don't know what you're doing.

He is in a tricky political situation, as well.