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obstruction(noun, break, trouble, help, check)
46
hindrance(noun, break, trouble, help, check)
43
impediment(noun, break, trouble, help, check)
22
difficulty(noun, trouble, disorder, block)
21
hitch(noun, break, trouble, disorder, halt)
17
check(noun, break, trouble, disorder, halt)
16
problem(noun, trouble, check, difficulty)
8
stop(noun, break, help, check, open)
8
stumbling block(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, disorder)
7
stoppage(noun, break, check, disorder, halt)
5
jam(noun, check, block, hindrance)
5
setback(noun, check, disorder, defeat)
3
trouble(noun, block, blow, dispute)
2
holdup(noun, check, block, difficulty)
2
impedance(noun, check, difficulty, arrest)
2
stay(noun, check, hindrance, obstruction)
1
about-face(hindrance, holdup)
1
adjournment(check, obstruction)
1
defeat(trouble, blow, failure, hindrance)
1
detention(noun, check, curb, limit)
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