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discharge(noun, break, end, release, notice)
8
respite(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
7
break(noun, stop, calm, close, quiet)
7
dismissal(noun, release)
7
furlough(noun, break, trip, leave, rest)
7
suspension(noun, stop, break, close, end)
6
intermission(noun, stop, break, close, end)
6
interruption(noun, stop, break, close, end)
6
interval(noun, stop, break, close, end)
6
pause(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
6
recess(noun, stop, action, break, close)
6
rest(noun, stop, break, close, end)
5
holiday(noun, break, time, trip, leave)
5
interim(noun, break, pause, interval, intermission)
5
lull(noun, calm, break, quiet, end)
4
abeyance(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
4
halt(noun, stop, break, close, end)
4
letup(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
4
stay(noun, stop, break, close, end)
4
stoppage(noun, stop, break, close, end)
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