Verlauf

thwart

[1]	frustrate , impede , check , stymie , baffle , stop , foil , stump , hinder , obstruct , balk , block , oppose , negate , nullify , (Colloq) short-circuit
[2]	queer , spoil , scotch , foil , cross , frustrate , baffle , bilk

[1]	cross thwart
[2]	brace , cross-brace , (rowing-)seat , bench