2
inhibition(noun, worry, anxiety, hindrance, preoccupation)
2
interruption(noun, stop, close, end, hindrance)
2
labyrinth
2
logjam(noun, jam, obstruction, deadlock, stalemate)
2
opposition(noun, hindrance)
2
perplexity(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
2
restraint(noun, worry, anxiety, hindrance, preoccupation)
2
snag(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
2
snarl(noun, hindrance, jam, obstruction, deadlock)
2
stew(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, pain)
2
strait(noun, trouble, change, fix, difficulty)
1
entanglement(noun, trouble, change, mess, situation)
1
Catch-22(noun, stalemate)
1
Mexican stand-off
1
adversity(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
1
arduousness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
1
arrest(noun, stop, close, end, halt)
1
asperity(noun, fix, difficulty, mess, bind)
1
awkwardness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
1
bad news(noun, expression, trouble, fix, difficulty)
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