4
stick at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, unbelief doubt)
4
take five(verb, expression, idiom, delay, rest)
4
take ten(verb, expression, idiom, break, delay)
4
termination(noun, stop, break, close, end)
4
think twice about(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, hesitate)
3
free time(expression, break, leave, halt, rest)
3
abandon(verb, stop, end, halt, quit)
3
breathing space(noun, expression, stop, calm, break)
3
call time(verb, expression, delay, rest, relax)
3
cancellation(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
comma(noun, calm, break, quiet, delay)
3
cut-off(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
dawdle(verb, stop, cool, delay, stay)
3
deadlock(noun, stop, break, halt, delay)
3
disabling(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
dither(verb, decide, hesitate, ponder, stumble)
3
ending(noun, stop, break, close, end)
3
endure(verb, stop, hold, restrain, continue)
3
extinction(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
fracture(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
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