50 entries under pause topic. ×

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lull(break, time, halt, rest)
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recess(break, halt, rest, interval)
2
rest(noun, break, halt, delay, stay)
2
season(noun, break, duration, intermission)
2
space(break, time, period, gap)
2
spell(noun, break, time, halt, rest)
2
stay(noun, break, halt, delay, rest)
2
time lag(noun, expression, delay)
1
abeyancy(noun, break, time, halt, rest)
1
breathing space(expression, break, interval, lull)
1
distance(noun, break, intermission)
1
doldrums(noun, break, time, halt, rest)
1
dormancy(noun, break, time, halt, rest)
1
latency(noun, break, time, halt, rest)
1
opening(noun, break, space, gap)
1
parenthesis(noun, break, time, halt, rest)
1
quiescence(noun, break, time, halt, rest)
1
time-out(noun, break, interval, intermission)
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comma(break, intermission)
0
down(noun, delay)
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