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break off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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breather(noun, support, stop, calm, close)
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caesura(noun, halt, delay, rest, opening)
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cessation(noun, stop, calm, close, quiet)
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crumble(verb, go, beat, decline, separate)
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destroy(verb, help, cut, beat, hurt)
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detachment(noun, split, division, disagreement, separation)
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disclose(verb, meet, see, knowledge, tell)
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disturb(verb, stop, upset, trouble, get)
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fold(verb, phrasal verb, stop, drop, close)
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gash(noun, verb, cut, crack, split)
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lacerate(verb, health, beat, hurt, ruin)
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leak(noun, verb, phrasal verb, show, science)
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space(noun, stop, time, event, crack)
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sunder(verb, part, help, cut, separate)
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trouble(noun, verb, upset, get, change)
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wear out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, worn)
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aperture(noun, cut, crack, split, pause)
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better(verb, beat, defeat, overcome, overwhelm)
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break in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
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