a total failure to reach agreement or to settle a quarrel

stalemate, impasse

a person or thing that hinders

obstruction, difficulty

tie-up

tie-up

a position from which no progress is possible

stalemate

something that blocks a way, prevents progress

obstacle, impediment

a short interval or stop (while doing or saying something)

wait, delay

to say that (something) must not be done, that (a person) must not do something

make impossible; stop

(of chess) a position of the pieces from which no further move is possible; any stage of a dispute at which further action by either side seem to be impossible

deadlock

the movement of vehicles etc along roads and streets, of planes in the sky, of ships in the sea etc; to trade in illegal goods

coming and going