3
moss(noun, swamp, mud, muck, quagmire)
3
plug(noun, verb, hinder, hindrance)
3
purgatory(noun, hell)
3
quicksand(noun, swamp, mud, muck, quagmire)
3
scum(mess, grease, mud, muck, goo)
3
sink(verb, delay)
3
smudge(stain, ground, grime, filth, impurity)
3
snag(noun, verb, hinder, hindrance)
3
snare(verb, delay)
3
stay(noun, verb, hinder, hindrance)
3
stick(verb, delay)
3
stop(noun, verb, hinder, hindrance)
3
sully
3
tarnish(stain, ground, grime, filth, impurity)
2
abyss(noun, hell)
2
anchor it(expression, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
back-water(verb, reduce, restrain, delay, moderate)
2
befoul
2
blacken
2
blow
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