1
stay(noun, stop, break, close, end)
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stopping point(noun, expression, stop, close, end)
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target(noun, stop, close, finish, issue)
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time-out(noun, stop, break, close, end)
1
time off(noun, expression, stop, break, close)
1
upshot(noun, stop, close, end, finish)
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waiver
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wind-up(noun, stop, close, end, defeat)
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winding-up(noun, close, end, defeat, last)
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windup(noun, stop, close, end, finish)
1
wrap(noun, close, end, defeat, finish)
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abatement
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abortion(noun, close, end, finish, effect)
0
backflow(ebb, disappearance, windup)
0
bar(noun, break, end, block, conclusion)
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barricade(noun, break, end, block, bar)
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block(noun, break, end, bar, conclusion)
0
blockade(noun, break, end, block, bar)
0
breakoff(noun, ending, interruption, suspension, closure)
0
ceasing to exist(expression, idiom, ebb, disappearance, windup)
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