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| one small difficulty | |
| point at issue(noun, idiom, trouble, dispute) | |
| barrier blockage(block, hindrance, obstruction, impediment) | |
| bitter pill(noun, defeat, blow, failure) | |
| cooling-off period(check, delay, obstruction) | |
| cul-de-sac deadlock(draw, stalemate, impasse, cul-de-sac) | |
| dead weight(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect) | |
| difficult situation(difficulty, snag) | |
| drawing board(trouble, delay, blow, hindrance) | |
| false alarm(noun, defeat, blow, failure) | |
| faux pas(noun, defeat, blow, failure) | |
| flash in the pan(noun, idiom, defeat, blow) | |
| gain the ascendancy(idiom, success) | |
| head wind(idiom, hindrance) | |
| hidden disadvantage(noun, snag, drawback) | |
| holding pattern(check, delay, obstruction) | |
| ill wind(idiom, hindrance) | |
| luxuriant growth | |
| means of restraint(idiom, hindrance) | |
| no through road(idiom, impasse, cul-de-sac) |
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