4
onus(noun, charge, worry, damage, strain)
4
opposition(noun, restraint, hindrance, impediment, discouragement)
4
overburden(noun, verb, charge, bother, block)
4
saddle(noun, verb, trouble, charge, bother)
4
set back(verb, expression, check, reduce, restrain)
4
shortcoming(noun, difficulty, weakness, burden, negative)
4
sickness(noun, disease)
4
slow(verb, delay, restrict)
4
thwart(verb, block, delay, obscure, curb)
4
trouble(noun, verb, charge, bother, delay)
4
weakness(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, bar)
3
adjust(verb, equality)
3
advantage(noun, support, hold, break, drop)
3
affection(noun, disease)
3
balance(level, match, problem, disadvantage, equality)
3
bear hard upon(expression, idiom)
3
blight
3
blockade(noun, difficulty, hindrance, problem, obstacle)
3
blockage(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, burden)
3
bulge(noun, start, favor, lead, advantage)
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