Sentence:  It took nerve and muscle both to carry the body out and down the stairs to the lower hall, but he damn well had to get it out of his place and away from his door, and any of those four could have done it in a <WSD>pinch</WSD>, and it sure was a <WSD>pinch</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.