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worsening3 to bring (something) to a standstill //I caught myself just as I was about to step into the freshly poured concrete arresting, bringing up, checking, drawing up, fetching up, halting, holding up, pulling up, stalling, staying, stilling, stopping baffling, balking, blockading, blocking, bottlenecking, clogging, damming, detaining, hindering, holding, holding back, impeding, obstructing, snagging, stemming 3 to bring (something) to a standstill //I caught myself just as I was about to step into the freshly poured concrete arresting, bringing up, checking, drawing up, fetching up, halting, holding up, pulling up, stalling, staying, stilling, stopping baffling, balking, blockading, blocking, bottlenecking, clogging, damming, detaining, hindering, holding, holding back, impeding, obstructing, snagging, stemming 3 to bring (something) to a standstill //I caught myself just as I was about to step into the freshly poured concrete arresting, bringing up, checking, drawing up, fetching up, halting, holding up, pulling up, stalling, staying, stilling, stopping baffling, balking, blockading, blocking, bottlenecking, clogging, damming, detaining, hindering, holding, holding back, impeding, obstructing, snagging, stemming 3 to bring (something) to a standstill //I caught myself just as I was about to step into the freshly poured concrete arresting, bringing up, checking, drawing up, fetching up, halting, holding up, pulling up, stalling, staying, stilling, stopping baffling, balking, blockading, blocking, bottlenecking, clogging, damming, detaining, hindering, holding, holding back, impeding, obstructing, snagging, stemming 
