| curtains(close, finish, effect, overthrow) |
| expiry(noun, close, finish, effect) |
| freeze(noun, break, halt, block) |
| grinding halt(noun, expression, break, block) |
| halt impediment(expression, break, block, bar) |
| hindrance(noun, check, block, delay) |
| layoff(noun, break, halt, block) |
| letup(noun, break, halt, block) |
| lull(noun, break, block, bar) |
| period(break, close, halt, delay) |
| plug(noun, break, block, bar) |
| roadblock(noun, break, block, bar) |
| bar(noun, break, block, conclusion) |
| barricade(noun, break, block, bar) |
| block(noun, break, bar, conclusion) |
| blockade(noun, break, block, bar) |
| completion(close, finish, expiry) |
| consequence(close, finish, completion, expiry) |
| effect(close, finish, completion, expiry) |
| end of the line(expression, idiom, close, finish) |