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stop(noun, break, help, check, open)
9
stumbling block(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, disorder)
8
closure(noun, obstruction, stoppage, barrier, barricade)
8
embargo(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint)
8
hazard(noun, hindrance, obstruction)
8
let(noun, hindrance)
8
liability(noun, trouble, difficulty, bar, burden)
8
load(noun, charge, disorder, worry, strain)
8
road block(noun, expression, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
7
baffle
7
blockade(noun, block, difficulty, bar, hindrance)
7
crimp(noun, difficulty, restraint, hindrance, problem)
7
detriment(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
7
frustration(noun, control, curb, restraint, hindrance)
7
hinderance
7
impedimenta
7
interruption(noun, break, halt, delay, stay)
7
problem(noun, trouble, check, delay, stay)
7
repression(noun, opposition)
7
resistance(noun, opposition, hindrance, fighting, impermeability)
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