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| call time(verb, delay, rest, relax) | |
| have qualms(verb, hesitate, scruple) | |
| hold off(delay, hesitate, falter, balk) | |
| hum and haw(verb, idiom, irresolution) | |
| leave off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, end) | |
| rest period(noun, idiom, delay, wait) | |
| stand still(idiom, support, stop, close) | |
| stay of execution(idiom, lateness) | |
| take a rest(idiom, rest, relax) | |
| time lag(noun, idiom, delay, lapse) | |
| blow the whistle on(idiom, stop, close, end) | |
| breathing time(idiom, repose) | |
| bring to standstill(idiom, stop, close, end) | |
| call it a day(idiom, stop, hold, break) | |
| cease fire(stop, close, end, complete) | |
| close down(stop, close, end, complete) | |
| cool it(verb, stop, hold, break) | |
| cut short(verb, stop, hold, break) | |
| draw up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold) | |
| drop anchor(stop, close, end, complete) |
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