noun
1.
Synonyms: juncture 2, contingency, crisis, crossroad(s), emergency, pass, pinch, strait, turning point, zero hour
Related Word: difficulty, hardship, rigor, vicissitude; dilemma, fix, jam, pickle, scrape; pressure, urgency
2.
Synonyms: need 4, necessity
Related Word: demand, imperativeness, insistence, requirement; coercion, compulsion, constraint; duress, pressure, urgency
Idioms: matter of life and death