| gap(noun, break, pause, interval, intermission) |
| hiatus(noun, calm, break, quiet, leave) |
| interlude(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet) |
| lapse(noun, pause) |
| layoff(noun, stop, calm, break, close) |
| relief(noun, support, stop, calm, break) |
| spell(break, halt, rest, pause, breather) |
| stay(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet) |
| stop(noun, calm, break, close, quiet) |
| time out(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, break) |
| truce(noun, break, relief, interval, solution) |
| abeyance(noun, calm, break, quiet, halt) |
| allayment(support, help, release, happiness, remedy) |
| alleviation(noun, support, break, help, fix) |
| arrest(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| assuagement(noun, support, break, help, fix) |
| breach(break, pause, interval, intermission, interlude) |
| breath(break, relief, interval) |
| breathing space(noun, expression, stop, calm, break) |
| breathing spell(noun, expression, calm, break, quiet) |