stalemate, impasse, logjam, standoff, wrangling, gridlock, acrimony, tie, indecision, rift, tussle, stoppage, negotiations, equalizer, goalless, strife, bickering, stalling, haggling, infighting, dispute, stranglehold, tension, brinkmanship, compromise, disagreement, squabbling, conflict, intransigence, imbroglio, restart, feuding, talks, discord, rearguard, clinch, volley, resumption, drought, jinx, schism, breakaway, hoodoo, strike, silence, delay, accord, losing streak, koudou, unity, tense, winger, purple patch, resolve, crossbar, stagnation, conciliation, crisis, rancor, acute angle, mediators, breakthrough, walkout, negotiators, stramash, vicious cycle, shuttle diplomacy, blockade, unanimity, arrears, miskick, rasper, mishit, rout, goalmouth, confrontation, disunity, header, intransigency, modus vivendi, quarrels, bloodshed, socred, deliberations, divide, estrangement, dithering, hostilities, cliffhanger, unrest, consensus, slabber, leveler, stike, striker, ceasefire, gamesmanship, mediation, profligacy, lull, showdown, split, deadlocks, ban, battleground, chaos, anarchy, enslavement, insecurity, ostracism, disunion, inability, clash, confusion, allergy, error, hazard, congestion, crime, defect, fear, outbreak, problem, smoke, spill, unsupervised, waste, accident, antepartum, antigen, approach, arousal, automated

arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage

impasse, stalemate, standstill