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obstruction(noun, break, halt, delay, stay)
11
cessation(noun, stop, break, close, end)
11
closure(noun, stop, end, halt, delay)
10
cease(noun, verb, stop, break, close)
10
lull(noun, break, cut, halt, delay)
10
rift(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
10
stopping(noun, stop, close, end, halt)
9
abeyance(noun, stop, break, close, end)
9
arrest(noun, stop, break, close, end)
9
breach(noun, break, crack, split, rest)
9
lapse(noun, break, halt, delay, failure)
9
rest(noun, stop, break, close, end)
9
stay(noun, stop, break, close, end)
9
surcease(noun, stop, end, delay, stay)
8
ceasing(noun, stop, break, close, end)
8
interlude(noun, break, cut, halt, delay)
8
recess(noun, adverb, stop, break, close)
7
deterrent(noun, stay, difficulty, restraint, hindrance)
7
glitch(noun, difficulty, fault, problem, flaw)
7
hesitation
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