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delay(noun, stop, hold, halt, stoppage)
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deterrent(noun, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction, impediment)
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difficulty(noun, block, delay, obstacle, obstruction)
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disallow(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent)
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discontinuance(delay, strike, protest, stoppage, holdup)
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drag(noun, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction, impediment)
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drawback(noun, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction, impediment)
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encumbrance(noun, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction, impediment)
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enjoin(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent)
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excess baggage(noun, expression, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction)
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exclude(verb, bar, ban, forbid)
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foot dragging(noun, expression, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction)
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forbid(verb, cool, restrain, halt, block)
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forfend(verb, restrain, halt, block, prevent)
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glitch(noun, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction, impediment)
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hamper(noun, verb, cool, restrain, halt)
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handicap(noun, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction, impediment)
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hang-up(noun, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction, impediment)
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hang up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, restrain)
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hinder(verb, restrain, crush, halt, block)
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