90 entries under noun topic. ×

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pass(difficulty, predicament, crisis)
2
restraint(difficulty, weakness, burden, hindrance)
2
stay(verb, stop, hold, control)
2
tailback(jam, deadlock, stalemate, holdup)
1
complication
1
constraint
1
cramp(verb, disorder, block, delay)
1
crowding(blockage, overpopulation, congestion, overloading)
1
deadlock(stalemate, standoff)
1
overcrowding(blockage, overpopulation, congestion, overloading)
1
pause(verb, stop, hold, control)
1
rush hour(expression, idiom, traffic)
1
snafu(verb, block, delay, curb)
1
tie-up
1
trammel(verb, disorder, delay, curb)
0
bewilderment(difficulty, predicament, crisis)
0
bind(difficulty, predicament, deadlock, crisis)
0
choke point(expression, difficulty, course, channel)
0
contingency(difficulty, predicament, crisis)
0
cramming
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