be in a spot of bother

To be in a position of trouble, danger, difficulty, or unpleasantness, usually one which is not severe. I am in a spot of bother with this essay. I just can't seem to get the first paragraph right. He's been in a spot of bother ever since his business partner ran off with the pension funds.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wei	-	Chinese
Iounia	-	Biblical Greek
Melchior	MEL-khee-awr (Dutch), MEL-kyawr (English)	Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend
Rosalie	ro-za-LEE (French), RO-zə-lee (English)	French, German, Dutch, English
Joakim	YO-ah-kim (Swedish), YO-ah-keem (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Serbian, Macedonian
Junia	-	Biblical, Ancient Roman