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stays(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances, interruptions)
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pauses(noun, verb, breaks, limits, stops)
8
postpones(verb, interrupts)
8
stops(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances, breaks)
7
blocks(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances)
6
drags(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances, slows)
5
breaks(noun, verb, interruptions, interrupts)
5
clogs(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances)
5
hinders(verb, hinders, slows)
5
interruptions(noun, hindrances, breaks, interruptions, hitches)
5
interrupts(verb, hinders, interrupts)
5
reprieves(noun, verb, interruptions, interrupts)
5
snags(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances, interruptions)
4
bottlenecks(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances)
4
brakes(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances)
4
burdens(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances)
4
catches(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances)
4
checks(noun, verb, hinders)
4
chokes(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances)
4
crimps(noun, verb, hinders, hindrances)
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