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break off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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pull up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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time off(noun, stop, calm, break)
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time out(noun, verb, phrasal verb, break)
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hang back(verb, hesitate, linger, falter)
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hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, control)
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take a break(verb, idiom, delay, rest)
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think twice(verb, stop, delay, rest)
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breathing spell(noun, calm, break, quiet)
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coffee break(noun, stop, calm, break)
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hem and haw(verb, idiom, object, doubt)
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hold up(verb, stop, restrain, delay)
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let up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, ease)
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mark time(verb, idiom, stop, delay)
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stick at(verb, phrasal verb, unbelief doubt)
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take five(verb, idiom, delay, rest)
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take ten(verb, idiom, break, delay)
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think twice about(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, hesitate)
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free time(break, leave, halt, rest)
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breathing space(noun, stop, calm, break)
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