4
postponement(noun, break, halt, delay, stay)
4
prevention(noun, stop, halt, delay, hindrance)
4
rent(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
4
retardation(noun, delay, decrease, stay, wait)
4
ruckus(noun, trouble, disorder, shock, confusion)
4
snag(noun, difficulty, restraint, hindrance, problem)
4
time out(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, break)
3
avulsion
3
barrier(noun, difficulty, restraint, hindrance, problem)
3
breather(noun, stop, break, close, end)
3
cancellation(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
clog(noun, difficulty, restraint, hindrance, problem)
3
cut(noun, break, crack, rest, division)
3
cut-off(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
disabling(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
disconnection(noun, break, stoppage, interference)
3
distraction(noun, trouble, disorder, trick, shock)
3
division(noun, break, trouble, cut, crack)
3
doldrums(noun, break, halt, delay, interval)
3
dormancy(noun, break, halt, delay, interval)
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