3
logjam(noun, deadlock, standstill, impasse)
3
mate
3
pause(noun, stop, halt, stoppage, deadlock)
2
box(deadlock, standstill, impasse, standoff)
2
confound
2
corner(noun, stop, halt, draw, stoppage)
2
delay(noun, deadlock)
2
dilemma(deadlock, standstill, impasse, standoff)
2
end
2
full stop(expression, stop, halt, stoppage, standstill)
2
gun
2
hole(stop, halt, stoppage, standstill, impasse)
2
labyrinth
2
lag
2
nonplus
2
nonsuit(failure, success)
2
overthrow(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
2
photo finish(noun, expression, draw, tie)
2
quell
2
retardation
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