59 entries under pause topic. ×

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breathing space(noun, expression, stop, calm, break)
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cutoff(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
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delay(noun, break, check, halt, stay)
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five(break, halt, delay, relief)
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gap(noun, break, halt, delay, rest)
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hiatus(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
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interregnum(break, leave, rest, relief)
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layoff(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
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time(break, relief, interval, intermission)
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time-out(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
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abeyancy(break, halt, delay, interval)
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breach(break, interval, intermission, interlude)
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caesura(noun, halt, delay, blow, rest)
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comma(noun, calm, break, quiet, halt)
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down(noun, halt, delay, strike)
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hold(noun, delay)
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hold-up(noun, check, delay, stay)
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lacuna(noun, break, halt, delay, blow)
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pausation(noun, calm, break, quiet, halt)
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period(break, halt, delay, interruption)
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