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burden(noun, verb, trouble, place, charge)
24
impede(verb, trouble, help, charge, check)
22
hamper(verb, hold, trouble, charge, check)
18
hinder(verb, trouble, help, charge, check)
18
handicap(verb, trouble, give, charge, check)
16
load(noun, verb, trouble, place, charge)
15
oppress(verb, trouble, charge, bother, strain)
15
obstruct(verb, hold, trouble, help, check)
15
retard(verb, hold, check, keep, bother)
15
weigh down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, trouble, charge)
14
clog(noun, verb, hold, check, keep)
14
overload(noun, verb, trouble, charge, bother)
13
block(verb, hold, check, keep, bother)
13
restrain(verb, hold, delay, curb, limit)
13
tax(verb, trouble, place, charge, bother)
12
cumber(noun, verb, trouble, place, charge)
12
trammel(verb, hold, bother, restrain, block)
11
embarrass(verb, check, bother, delay, difficulty)
11
entangle(verb, difficulty, curb, hinder, restrict)
10
complicate(verb, hinder, baffle, confound, surprise)
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