| crowd | |
| cul-de-sac(deadlock, stalemate, standoff) | |
| cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb) | |
| dam up(verb, expression, phrasal verb) | |
| dampen | |
| dead end(expression, stop, halt, stoppage, deadlock) | |
| dead heat(expression, stalemate, standstill, impasse) | |
| dealings | |
| deduction(delay, strike, protest, stoppage, holdup) | |
| detain | |
| deter | |
| dilemma(deadlock, stalemate, standstill, impasse, standoff) | |
| disable | |
| discourage | |
| dishearten | |
| dissuade | |
| down(delay, strike, protest, stoppage, holdup) | |
| downtime(delay, strike, protest, stoppage, holdup) | |
| draw(deadlock, stalemate, standstill, impasse) | |
| end of the road(expression, idiom, stalemate, standstill, impasse) |
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