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stumbling rock(noun, expression, idiom, issue, problem)
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stumbling stone(noun, expression, difficulty, hindrance, problem)
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block(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, burden)
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blockade(noun, block, difficulty, problem, disadvantage)
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bottleneck(difficulty, weakness, burden, defect, impairment)
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check(noun, trouble, control, disorder, block)
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complication(noun, trouble, catch, difficulty, pain)
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determent(hindrance, impediment, discouragement)
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disadvantage(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, burden)
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drag(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, informal)
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hamper(noun, trouble, block, difficulty, bar)
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hang-up(noun, control, difficulty, limit, condition)
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hazard(noun, trouble, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
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joker(noun, difficulty, restraint, hindrance, problem)
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limitation(noun, trouble, control, difficulty, limit)
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mountain(noun, block, difficulty, restraint, hindrance)
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traverse(noun, block, difficulty, restraint, hindrance)
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adversity(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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albatross(noun, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction, impediment)
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arduousness(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain, struggle)
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