1
cramping
1
cumbering
1
delays(verb, hesitates)
1
falters(verb, hesitates)
1
frustrates
1
girders
1
halts(verb, hesitates)
1
hampers
1
handicaps
1
hedges(noun, verb, ducks)
1
hinders
1
holdbacks
1
impediments
1
obstacles
1
obstructs
1
pauses(verb, hesitates)
1
planks
1
rejects
1
resists
1
shafts
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