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