2
awkwardness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
2
barricade(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
2
barrier
2
blank
2
blind
2
blind-alley
2
blind gut
2
blockade
2
bottleneck(deadlock, stalemate, standoff)
2
box(deadlock, stalemate, standstill, impasse, standoff)
2
choked off
2
choking
2
halt(stop, stoppage, stalemate, standstill, impasse)
2
hole(stop, halt, stoppage, stalemate, standstill)
2
jam(deadlock, stalemate, standoff)
1
cecum
1
bar
1
check(noun, stop, trouble, halt, difficulty)
1
choked
1
choking off
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