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| road block(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness) | |
| stumbling block(noun, idiom, trouble, disorder) | |
| brick wall(noun, end, block, bar) | |
| hang up(noun, arrest, scallop, curlicue) | |
| legal restraint | |
| red tape(weakness, impairment, disablement) | |
| Herculean task(trouble, concern, strain, weight) | |
| bad news(noun, trouble, worry, distress) | |
| ball and chain(noun, idiom, trouble, concern) | |
| blank wall(noun, end, block, bar) | |
| break off(noun, break, end, block) | |
| commotion upset(trouble, disorder, shock, confusion) | |
| cooling-off period(noun, check, delay, stay) | |
| dead end(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain) | |
| dead weight(noun, weakness, bar, burden) | |
| deep water(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain) | |
| excess baggage(noun, trouble, concern, strain) | |
| fly in the ointment(noun, idiom, trouble, difficulty) | |
| foot dragging(noun, difficulty, arrest, obstacle) | |
| holding back(delay, arrest, imprisonment, custody) |
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