2
snarl(noun, hindrance, jam, obstruction, deadlock)
2
stammer(noun, stammer)
2
stutter(noun, stammer)
2
tangle(noun, hindrance, holdup, snag, drawback)
2
upset(noun, trouble, delay, blow, hindrance)
1
abridgment(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint)
1
adjournment(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
adversary(noun, opposition)
1
annoyance(noun, charge, worry, strain, anxiety)
1
apprehension(noun, worry, delay, anxiety, arrest)
1
arrestment
1
asperity
1
awkwardness
1
bafflement(noun, hindrance)
1
baggage(noun, damage, difficulty, burden, hindrance)
1
ball and chain(noun, expression, idiom, difficulty, burden)
1
battle(support, opposition, resistance, fighting, impermeability)
1
bind(noun, verb, check, delay, stay)
1
blind alley
1
blind gut
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