Tweedledum and Tweedledee
arrest
bell
blind alley
block
box
brake
bring to
bring up short
check
checkmate
corner
cul-de-sac
cut short
cutoff
dam
dead end
dead heat
dead stop
dead-end street
deadlock
draw
draw rein
end
endgame
ending
even break
extremity
fair shake
final whistle
freeze
full stop
grinding halt
gun
halt
hole
impasse
knotted score
lockout
mate
neck-and-neck race
photo finish
pull up
put paid to
sit-down strike
stall
stand
stand-off
standoff
standstill
go
move
situation
tie
stalemated
stalemates
stalemating
stale
backwardness
bitching
cease-fire
chicanery
dicuss
disarmament
dragnet
economy
holocaust
illiberality
nuke
rediscovery
residency
retrogression
setback