| lay-off |
| pink slip(noun, expression, end, release, discharge) |
| remission(stop, break, close, end, halt) |
| removal(noun, end, release, discharge, notice) |
| standstill(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| stop(noun, calm, break, close, quiet) |
| time(break, pause, relief, interval, intermission) |
| time-out(noun, stop, calm, break, close) |
| truce(break, relief, interval) |
| abeyancy(break, halt, delay, interval, interruption) |
| abridgement(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession) |
| adjournment(noun, break, end, release, discharge) |
| arrest(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| austerity(noun, decrease, care, restraint, recession) |
| banishment(noun, end, release, discharge, notice) |
| block(noun, break, end, bar, conclusion) |
| blockage(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest) |
| boot |
| bounce(noun, end, release, discharge, notice) |
| breach(break, pause, interval, intermission, interlude) |