| hang up(expression, stop, close, check, halt) |
| harness(noun, control, lead, limit, restraint) |
| hit the brakes(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| impediment(noun, difficulty, hindrance, problem, bug) |
| inhibition(noun, control, check, limit, condition) |
| intercept(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| keep back(verb, phrasal verb, control, restraint) |
| keep waiting(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| lag(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| leash(noun, restraint) |
| let down flaps(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| loiter(verb, check, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| lose ground(expression, idiom, slowness) |
| lose steam(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |
| martingale |
| motte |
| obstruction(noun, difficulty, hindrance, problem, disadvantage) |
| opposition(noun, hindrance) |
| prevent(verb, stop, close, halt, block) |
| procrastinate(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate) |