107 entries under obstruction topic. ×

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hang-up(noun, difficulty, restraint, reserve, hindrance)
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joker(noun, difficulty, informal, restraint, hindrance)
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discouragement(noun, defeat, blow, catch, difficulty)
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drag(noun, disorder, defeat, blow, difficulty)
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blank wall(noun, expression, draw, catch, hindrance)
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embolus(noun, stoppage, barrier, blockade)
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impedance(noun, check, delay, difficulty, arrest)
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infarct(noun, stoppage, barrier, blockade)
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infarction(noun, stoppage, barrier, blockade)
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limitation(noun, trouble, difficulty, curb, bar)
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snarl(noun, hindrance, jam, deadlock)
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stay(noun, check, delay, hindrance)
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adjournment(check, delay)
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albatross(noun, difficulty, impediment, hitch)
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baggage(noun, difficulty, burden, hindrance, disadvantage)
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ball and chain(noun, expression, idiom, difficulty)
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cumbrance(noun, difficulty, arrest, impediment)
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detention(noun, check, delay, curb, limit)
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excess baggage(noun, expression, difficulty, arrest)
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fly in the ointment(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, difficulty)
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