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blocking(noun, hindering, congestion, cramming, mobbing)
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burden(noun, verb, disorder, block, delay)
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choke(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain)
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choking
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coarctation
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constrain(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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contraction
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crimp(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent)
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crossing
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cul-de-sac(deadlock, stalemate, standoff)
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curb(noun, verb, stop, control, reduce)
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dead end(expression, deadlock, stalemate, standoff)
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drag(difficulty, weakness, hinder, burden, hindrance)
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encumber(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent)
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encumbrance(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, hindrance)
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foul
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funnel
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hamper(verb, delay, curb, prevent, hinder)
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handicap(noun, verb, disorder, block, delay)
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hazard(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment)
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