4
rub(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, hindrance)
4
stumbling block(noun, expression, idiom, disorder, difficulty)
3
admonitory
3
blockade(noun, hindrance)
3
blockage(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, hindrance)
3
brake(noun, control, check, lead, curb)
3
burden(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, hindrance)
3
cautionary
3
difficulty(noun, disorder, catch, weakness, restraint)
3
dissuasion(noun, caution)
3
impeding(adjective, stopping)
3
leash(noun, lead, curb, restraint, hindrance)
3
lesson(noun, communication)
3
obstructive
3
opposition(noun, restraint, caution, hindrance, impediment)
3
prohibitive
3
stricture(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, defect)
2
advisory
2
albatross(noun, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction, impediment)
2
clog(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, restraint)
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