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baulk
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drag(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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millstone(noun, trouble, disorder, concern, strain)
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preventive(noun, difficulty, hindrance, obstacle, impediment)
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affliction(noun, trouble, charge, worry, concern)
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check(noun, disorder, damage, difficulty, weakness)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, disorder, concern, strain)
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incumbrance(noun, hindrance)
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preventative(noun, hindrance, impediment, discouragement)
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responsibility(noun, trouble, charge, worry, concern)
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restraint(noun, charge, disorder, concern, difficulty)
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road block(noun, expression, disorder, weakness, hindrance)
7
stricture
6
albatross(noun, trouble, charge, concern, strain)
6
debt(noun, damage, burden, money, responsibility)
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hardship(noun, trouble, charge, worry, concern)
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hassle(noun, burden, weight, obligation, nuisance)
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hazard
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remora(noun, hindrance)
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snag(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, bar)
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