- Impasse - Photo finish - Secure latch - Spooner led Doc into standoff - Stalemate - A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to
throw the bolt forward. - A counteraction of things, which produces an entire
stoppage; a complete obstruction of action.
- Anaesthetise 500 Romans in a hopeless situation - Anaesthetise damaged head in a situation that can’t progress - Blind alley - Cul-de-sac - Cul-de-sac has a hopeless future - Impasse - Lacking prospects (job)