| handcuff(verb, hold, check, restrain, limit) |
| hog-tie(verb, hold, bother, restrain, delay) |
| hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, bother) |
| jam(verb, hinder) |
| load down(verb, expression, charge) |
| oppose(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent) |
| overwhelm(verb, trouble, charge, bother, annoy) |
| press hard upon(expression, idiom) |
| ravel(difficulty, baffle, confound, surprise, puzzle) |
| rest hard upon(expression, idiom) |
| set back(verb, expression, check, delay, hinder) |
| stay(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) |
| stick |
| stop(verb, block, delay, curb, prevent) |
| stymie(verb, block, delay, curb, limit) |
| weigh heavy on(expression, idiom) |
| worry(verb, trouble, charge, bother, strain) |
| abate(verb, penalize) |
| add |
| arrest(verb, hold, check, keep, block) |