Obstacle

The scandal was an obstacle to his promotion.

Lack of flexibility is an obstacle to one's progress.

We have managed to overcome the first obstacle.

They had cleared the obstacle from the road.

He met an unexpected obstacle.

She has the wonderful capability to overcome any obstacle.

Bad weather is no obstacle.

We have overcome the first obstacle with sorrow and distress.

The scandal was an obstacle to his career.

Lack of flexibility is an obstacle to progress.

A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.