2
slack(verb, stop, calm, delay, rest)
2
slack off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
2
slacken(verb, stop, calm, delay, rest)
2
snooze(verb, stop, delay, rest, relax)
2
spell(verb, stop, delay, rest, relax)
2
stretch out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
2
take a break(verb, expression, idiom, stop, calm)
2
take a breather(verb, expression, idiom, stop, calm)
2
take a nap(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay)
2
take five(verb, expression, stop, delay, rest)
2
take life easy(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay)
2
take ten(verb, expression, stop, calm, complete)
2
take time out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
2
unbend(verb, stop, calm, complete, leave)
2
unlax(verb, stop, calm, complete, leave)
2
wind down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, delay)
1
breathe(verb, stop, delay, rest, relax)
1
calm(verb, stop, complete, leave, halt)
1
compose
1
control oneself(verb, expression, rest, relax, soothe)
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