choking

asthmatic blown emphysematous exhausted gasping gulping out of breath panting short of breath short-winded spent stertorous wheezing winded

breathy calm

airtight fast short uncomfortable

blind blocked bolted clumped cramping crushing cutting fastened firm fixed hermetic hermetically sealed impenetrable impermeable impervious locked nailed obstructed padlocked pinching plugged proof secure shrunken shut skintight slammed smothering snapped sound stopped up tied tied-up watertight

loose

open slack unsealed

narrowing

binding compression constraint contraction cramp impediment limitation pressure reduction restriction squeezing stenosis stricture tightness

enlargement expansion freedom increase release

opening

conflict intervention intrusion obstruction tampering

arrest background barring blocking hindrance interposition meddlesomeness opposition prying resistance retardation

backseat driving barging in checking clashing clogging hampering intermeddling tackling trespassing

encouragement

aid assistance help

restraint

astringency binding compression contraction narrowing shrinking squeezing strangulation tightening tightness

enlargement