- Clumsy deals! Admits end of January takes too long
- Deferments
- Hold-ups
- Holds up
- Postpones
- Puts off
- Retards (progress)
- Bumpkins
- Dashes the hopes of
- Demoralises
- Depresses the spirits of
- Destroys hope in
- Disappoints
- Discourages
- Antagonises
- Estranges
- Foreigner consumed sulphur which makes him hostile
- Isolates
- Makes enemy of
- Makes hostile
- Parts turned up in moonbase? Ta, Neil Armstrong!