3
blockade(noun, hindrance)
3
case
3
cessation(noun, stop, close, halt, stoppage)
3
congestion(noun, hindrance)
3
dead-end
3
dead-end street
3
gridlock(noun, stop, halt, jam, stoppage)
3
pause(noun, stop, close, end, halt)
3
quagmire(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
3
rest(noun, deadlock, stalemate, standoff)
2
bar(noun, jam, obstruction)
2
blank wall(expression, draw, stalemate, cul-de-sac)
2
catch(noun, hindrance, predicament, quandary)
2
complication(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
2
drag(noun, fix, defeat, blow, difficulty)
2
exigency(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
2
extremity(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, condition)
2
frustration(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
2
hang-up(noun, fix, worry, difficulty, anxiety)
2
hindrance(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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