ぬかるみ 泥 泥土 泥沼 泥海 泥濘
a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
自分を救い出しにくい困難か困惑
the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president caught in the mire of poverty
国はまだ前の大統領が残した苦境から抜け出そうとしている 貧困の泥沼に陥る