| protest(noun, strike, opposition, stoppage) |
| red tape(expression, weakness, impairment, disablement) |
| remora |
| repulsion(noun, action, struggle, disagreement, opposition) |
| roadblock(noun, block, bar, lump, obstacle) |
| slowdown(delay, strike, protest, hindrance, stoppage) |
| snarl(noun, hindrance, jam, deadlock, stalemate) |
| squeeze(noun, difficulty, hindrance, hitch, setback) |
| stumbling stone(expression, difficulty, problem, obstacle, setback) |
| suspension(noun, break, check, halt, delay) |
| thwarting(noun, verb, stop, halt, hindrance) |
| traffic jam(expression, idiom) |
| wait(noun, check, delay, stay, hindrance) |
| Herculean task(expression, trouble, concern, strain, weight) |
| abeyance(noun, break, halt, delay, strike) |
| abridgment(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint) |
| accountability(trouble, concern, strain, weight, load) |
| action(noun, struggle, disagreement, hostility, combat) |
| adjournment(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |
| adversary(noun, opposition) |