| hang back(verb, expression, hesitate, linger, falter) |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control) |
| hover(verb, stop, settle, halt, delay) |
| intermittence(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction) |
| let-up(noun, break, close, end, termination) |
| moratorium(noun, break, halt, delay, agreement) |
| postponement(noun, break, halt, delay, relief) |
| refrain(verb, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| relief(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet) |
| space(noun, break, time, cut, crack) |
| stammer(verb, hesitate, stumble, falter, balk) |
| stumble(verb, hesitate, falter, balk, scruple) |
| take a break(verb, expression, idiom, delay, rest) |
| think twice(verb, expression, stop, delay, rest) |
| abatement(noun, break, respite, lull) |
| adjournment(noun, break, leave, halt, delay) |
| bar(noun, verb, stop, hold, control) |
| bide(verb, stop, settle, delay, continue) |
| boggle(verb, hesitate, falter, waver, balk) |
| breathing spell(noun, expression, calm, break, quiet) |