| load(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment) |
| manacle(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment) |
| millstone(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment) |
| no through road(expression, idiom, impasse, cul-de-sac) |
| nowhere to turn(expression, idiom, draw, stalemate, impasse) |
| pale(noun, block, hindrance, obstruction, impediment) |
| problem(difficulty, obstacle) |
| prohibition(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment) |
| railing(noun, block, hindrance, obstruction, impediment) |
| red tape(expression, difficulty, weakness, burden, defect) |
| retardation(weakness, impairment, disablement) |
| retardment(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment) |
| roadblock(impasse, cul-de-sac) |
| rub(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment) |
| setback(difficulty, weakness, problem, obstacle, impairment) |
| shackle(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment) |
| stalemate(draw, impasse, cul-de-sac) |
| standoff(draw, stalemate, impasse, cul-de-sac) |
| stone in one's path(noun, prevention) |
| stop(noun, block, hindrance, obstruction, impediment) |