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desistance(noun, stop, break, end)
5
downtime(noun, stop, calm, break)
5
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
5
let-up(noun, break, end, termination)
5
refrain(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
4
bar(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
4
finish(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
4
layoff(noun, stop, calm, break)
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letup(noun, stop, calm, break)
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stall(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
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termination(noun, stop, break, end)
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ending(noun, stop, break, end)
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quit(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
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remission(noun, stop, break, end)
3
settle(verb, support, stop, end)
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stand still(expression, idiom, support, stop)
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adjourn(verb, stop, end, complete)
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block(noun, verb, stop, end)
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blow the whistle on(expression, idiom, stop, end)
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bring to standstill(expression, idiom, stop, end)
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