7
lull(noun, stop, calm, break, time)
6
pause(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
6
recess(noun, stop, action, calm, break)
6
respite(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
6
rest(noun, stop, break, close, time)
6
break(noun, stop, calm, close, time)
6
halt(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
6
interim(noun, break, time, halt, delay)
6
intermission(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
6
suspension(noun, stop, break, close, time)
4
interval(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
4
stay(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
4
interlude(noun, stop, calm, break, time)
4
interruption(noun, stop, break, close, end)
4
letup(noun, stop, calm, break, time)
4
spell(noun, break, time, halt, rest)
4
time off(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
3
winter
2
breather(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
2
breathing spell(noun, expression, calm, break, time)
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