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suspension(noun, stop, action, break)
10
intermission(noun, stop, action, break)
10
cessation(noun, break, end, halt)
10
pause(noun, stop, calm, break)
9
interruption(noun, stop, break, end)
8
halt(noun, verb, stop, break)
7
remission(noun, break, pause, inactive)
7
respite(noun, stop, calm, break)
6
recess(noun, break, end, inactive)
5
discontinuance(noun, stop, break, end)
5
stay(noun, stop, break, end)
5
stoppage(noun, stop, break, end)
4
break(noun, stop, calm, quiet)
4
stop(noun, verb, calm, break)
3
hiatus(noun, stop, calm, break)
3
layoff(noun, stop, calm, break)
3
rest(noun, stop, break, end)
2
cease(noun, verb, stop, break)
2
cutoff(noun, stop, break, end)
2
desistance(noun, stop, break, end)
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