| interrupt(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent) |
| involve(hinder, baffle, confound, surprise, muddle) |
| limit(verb, restrain, suppress, hinder, restrict) |
| snarl(verb, hinder) |
| task(verb, charge, strain, burden, weaken) |
| thwart(verb, restrain, block, delay, curb) |
| weigh(verb, charge, strain, burden, weaken) |
| afflict(verb, trouble, charge, bother, annoy) |
| baffle(verb, block, hinder, lessen, obstruct) |
| bear hard upon(expression, idiom) |
| bog down(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder) |
| bottleneck(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent) |
| brake(verb, check, delay, hinder, lessen) |
| congest(verb, hinder) |
| dam(verb, delay, hinder, obstruct, inhibit) |
| depress(verb, trouble, charge, bother, strain) |
| disturb(verb, involve, tangle, entrap, entangle) |
| drag(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) |
| entrap(verb, hinder) |
| foul(verb, hinder) |