31
pause(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
28
break(noun, stop, calm, close, quiet)
23
interval(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
22
interruption(noun, stop, break, close, end)
22
rest(noun, stop, break, close, quiet)
21
respite(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
21
recess(noun, stop, action, calm, break)
19
hiatus(noun, stop, break, close, end)
17
suspension(noun, stop, action, break, close)
16
interlude(noun, stop, calm, break, time)
14
gap(noun, break, cut, halt, delay)
13
lull(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
12
cessation(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
11
halt(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
11
stop(noun, calm, break, close, quiet)
11
abeyance(noun, stop, action, break, close)
11
stay(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
10
breather(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
9
spell(noun, break, trip, halt, rest)
8
lapse(noun, break, halt, delay, pause)
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