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puzzle(noun, verb, upset, trouble, block)
22
baffle(noun, verb, stop, upset, trouble)
21
confound(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, block)
21
nonplus(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, block)
14
stymie(verb, stop, get, oppose, block)
12
frustrate(verb, stop, upset, trouble, disturb)
9
thwart(verb, stop, oppose, block, allow)
8
beat(noun, verb, phrasal verb, stop, disturb)
8
stop(verb, prevent, confuse, obstruct, thwart)
7
balk(verb, stop, block, allow, prevent)
7
bamboozle(verb, beat, disturb, cheat, trick)
7
block(noun, verb, stop, oppose, prevent)
7
defeat(verb, stop, block, allow, prevent)
6
cross(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, allow, hinder)
6
disconcert(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, obscure)
5
check(verb, stop, run, allow, prevent)
5
checkmate(verb, allow, prevent, cross, frustrate)
4
circumvent(verb, stop, oppose, prevent, hinder)
3
halt(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
3
ruin(verb, stop, prevent, hinder, cross)
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