| hold-up(noun, obstacle) |
| holdup(noun, block, delay, difficulty, weakness) |
| hub |
| impede(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| inhibit(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| inhibition(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, hindrance) |
| interrupt(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| logjam(noun, block, excess, jam, accumulation) |
| mire(hinder, hindrance, deadlock, stalemate, standoff) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| obstructive |
| oppose(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent) |
| pass(noun, difficulty, predicament, crisis) |
| resist(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent) |
| restrain(verb, stop, control, reduce, curb) |
| restraint(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, hindrance) |
| restrict(verb, control, restrain, curb, limit) |
| stay(noun, verb, stop, hold, control) |
| stumbling block(expression, difficulty, weakness, burden, defect) |
| tailback(noun, jam, deadlock, stalemate, holdup) |