1
rest(break, relief, interval, stalemate, standoff)
1
rigor(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam)
1
rough go(noun, expression, difficulty, mess, hardship)
1
scrape(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
1
sit-down strike
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snag(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
1
soup(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam)
1
spot(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship, jam)
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stagnation
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stalemates
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stasis
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stem
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stem the tide(expression, idiom)
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stew(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, pain)
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stillstand
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stop cold
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stop dead
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stop short
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strain(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
1
strait(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, pain)
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