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palisade(noun, bar, defense, obstruction, fortification)
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difficulty(noun, disorder, block, weakness, restraint)
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rampart(noun, support, block, bar, protection)
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screen(noun, shade, block, care, bar)
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bulwark(noun, support, block, care, bar)
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enclosure(noun, block, bar, shelter, border)
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inhibition(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, reserve)
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roadblock(noun, block, bar, lump, obstacle)
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stockade(noun, support, defense, obstruction, jail)
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dam(noun, hindrance, wall, embankment)
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bottleneck(noun, block, difficulty, weakness, burden)
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division
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drawback(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, burden)
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partition(noun, support, block, thing, bar)
7
protection(noun, support, care, guard, shield)
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stoppage(noun, check, disorder, block, difficulty)
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moat(noun, defense, obstruction)
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buffer(noun, support, care, guard, shield)
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clog(noun, help, open, disorder, block)
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constraint(noun, restraint, hindrance, limitation, impediment)
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