stumps — the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
sticks — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
hinders — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
blocks — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
ruins — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
