Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 48 bureaucratic 47 wrangling 41 protracted 41 bureaucracy 41 convoluted 40 delays 39 bogged down 39 squabbling 39 endless 38 red tape 38 lengthy 38 bickering 37 delayed 37 infighting 37 indecision 36 muddled 36 delay 36 seemingly endless 35 tedious 35 acrimony 35 haphazard 35 deliberation 35 unending 34 Delays 34 agonizing 33 flurry 33 stalled 33 haggling 33 conflicting 33 finger pointing 33 contentious 32 stalemate 32 fruitless 32 acrimonious 32 painstaking 32 confusion 32 postponement 32 incessant 32 stalling 32 vagaries 31 hearings 31 complicated 31 wrangle 31 denials 31 inertia 31 stymied 31 inevitable 31 limbo 31 cumbersome 31 disjointed 31 miscommunication 31 inactivity 31 intense 31 labyrinth 31 arduous 31 fraught 30 jurisdictional 30 rancor 30 objections 30 inaction 30 overlapping 30 voluminous 30 scuttled 30 paperwork 30 prolonged 30 arguments 30 gridlock 30 inflexible 30 posturing 30 machinations 30 heated debate 30 exhausting 29 opaque 29 chaotic 29 piecemeal 29 cost overruns 29 Confusion 29 detours 29 ensued 29 disagreements 29 stagnation 29 postponed 29 delaying 29 misunderstandings 29 intractable 29 fragmented 29 politicized 29 frantic 29 snags 29 feverish 29 fierce 29 inefficiency 29 hectic 29 unresolved 28 tiresome 28 inclement weather 28 tangle 28 murky 28 contradictory 28 mistrust 28 deadlock