predicament

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

"It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience."

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

"The dictionary's definition of "optimistic" explains its meaning as a positive outlook. "

"The teacher asked us to write statements about what we learned in class today. "

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

"The movie theater was filled with exclamations of surprise and delight when the hero appeared. "

"The fence determines the boundary of our yard. "

"Should we classify "make up" as an idiom or as a phrasal verb?"

"The mayor predicated the city's new recycling program at the town hall meeting. "

"The unfortunate in our class had to repeat the year due to illness. "