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| stumbling block(noun, idiom, trouble, disorder) | |
| road block(noun, disorder, draw, difficulty) | |
| dead end(noun, trouble, draw, difficulty) | |
| blank wall(noun, draw, catch, hindrance) | |
| blind alley(noun, defeat, draw, blow) | |
| hang up(noun, arrest, wanderings, scallop) | |
| stumbling stone(difficulty, problem) | |
| can of worms(noun, idiom, trouble, dispute) | |
| ball and chain(noun, idiom, difficulty, obstruction) | |
| booby trap(noun, block, difficulty, restraint) | |
| deep water(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain) | |
| disputed point(noun, trouble, dispute, difficulty) | |
| excess baggage(noun, difficulty, arrest, obstruction) | |
| fly in the ointment(noun, idiom, trouble, difficulty) | |
| foot dragging(noun, difficulty, arrest, obstruction) | |
| hold back(verb, phrasal verb, hindrance) | |
| hot water(noun, trouble, dispute, difficulty) | |
| in retard | |
| monkey wrench(noun, block, difficulty, restraint) | |
| old one-two(noun, defeat, blow, failure) |
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