3
bottleneck
3
catch(noun, control, check, difficulty, limit)
3
delay(noun, difficulty, holdup, snag, drawback)
3
fascination(noun, love, passion, desire, interest)
3
inhibition(noun, control, check, worry, limit)
3
monomania(noun, love, passion, desire, thing)
3
predicament(noun, fix, worry, difficulty, distress)
3
problem(noun, worry, difficulty, distress, anxiety)
3
restraint(noun, control, check, worry, difficulty)
3
stoppage(noun, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction, impediment)
2
bind(noun, fix, worry, difficulty, distress)
2
bug(noun, love, passion, desire, difficulty)
2
check(noun, control, difficulty, limit, restraint)
2
constraint(noun, control, force, check, limit)
2
delusion(noun, passion, desire, thing, enthusiasm)
2
deterrent(noun, difficulty, restraint, hindrance, obstacle)
2
dilemma(noun, fix, worry, difficulty, distress)
2
disturbance(noun, worry, distress, anxiety, care)
2
double take
2
drawback(noun, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction, impediment)
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