JLPT N2 - MOCK1 VOCAB

長引く交渉がようやく___に乗り上げ、解決のめどが立たない。

💡 Detailed Explanation

The idiom '暗礁に乗り上げる' (anshō ni noriageru) means 'to hit a snag' or 'to reach a deadlock'. '暗礁' (anshō) means a hidden rock or reef. While the other options relate to difficulty, only '暗礁' forms this specific, common expression.