Sentence:  He was going straight for the jugular. "Joe, this didn't make me afraid. I've done rescues before." / "Then you'll have no problem saying yes." / Her eyes narrowed. He was putting her in a <WSD>box</WSD> and doing it deliberately. There were times when his kind of leadership made her cringe. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A predicament or trap.