4
difficulty(noun, disorder, delay, weakness, burden)
4
hurdle(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, hindrance)
4
snarl-up
4
stricture(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, defect)
4
traffic jam(noun, expression, idiom, block, excess)
3
canal(noun, waterway)
3
chokepoint
3
constipation
3
deterrent(difficulty, weakness, burden, hindrance, defect)
3
drawback(difficulty, weakness, burden, hindrance, defect)
3
gridlock(noun, delay, jam, deadlock, stalemate)
3
hang-up
3
hinder(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
3
impasse(hindrance, jam, deadlock, stalemate, congestion)
3
narrow
3
neck
3
restriction(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, hindrance)
3
rub(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment)
2
asymptote
2
blockade
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