| shackles |
| snarl(noun, hindrance, jam, obstruction, deadlock) |
| stay(noun, check, delay, hindrance, obstruction) |
| stumbling stone(expression, difficulty, problem) |
| vicissitude(noun, difficulty, hindrance, problem, impediment) |
| can of worms(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, dispute) |
| Catch-22(noun, impediment, barrier) |
| Gordian knot |
| about-face(delay, hindrance, holdup) |
| abridgment(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint) |
| adjournment(check, delay, obstruction) |
| albatross(noun, difficulty, obstruction, impediment, hitch) |
| arduousness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| awkwardness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle) |
| baggage(noun, difficulty, burden, hindrance, disadvantage) |
| ball and chain(noun, expression, idiom, difficulty, obstruction) |
| ban(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint) |
| blind gut |
| blockhead |
| bondage(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint) |