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110 entries under pause topic. ×

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wait(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
4
gag(verb, stick, shy, silence)
4
interrupt(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
4
scruple(verb, stick, shy, hesitate)
4
stay(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
3
cease(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
3
deter(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
3
hang back(verb, expression, hesitate, falter)
3
stumble(verb, quiet, restrain, curb, suppress)
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be unwilling(stick, shy, hesitate, falter)
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blow the whistle on(expression, idiom, stop, close, end)
2
boggle(verb, stick, shy, throw)
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bring to standstill(expression, idiom, stop, close, end)
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cease fire(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
close down(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
cool it(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
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cut short(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
draw up(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
drop anchor(expression, stop, close, end, complete)
2
hem and haw(expression, idiom, hesitate, falter)
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