stymie
blockade
embarrass
stymy
obstruct
hinder
block
stand in the way
underfoot
hamper
halter
strangle
cramp
retarding
preventive
bog
hobble
go places
frustrate
unprogress
first olive out of the bottle
slippage
scrape through
preventingly
progressive
set back
roadblock
cop-out
slow
setback
sequential
success
trail behind
cross
grind to a halt
scotch
baffle
debar
foil
one step ahead
bilk
queer
spoil
thwart
move forward
short-circuit
gain ground
impediment
proof
come after
furtherance
impeach
hindersome
upcoming
barrier
slump
thwartened
cut
counteractive
abort
opportunity
preventiveness
pick up
dissuasive
come to a stop
conservation
toehold
preservation
disbenefit
advancement
promotion
draw back
withdraw
law of diminishing returns
onward
ascendant
pull away
showstopper
make one's own luck
move back
retire
prevent
ward off
have the cards in one's hands
retreat
recede
if at first you don't succeed, try try again
foiling
pull back
wind at one's back
make heavy weather
let
unchallengeableness
malefit