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discontinuation(stop, break, end, halt)
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discontinuity(stop, break, end, cut)
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gap(break, time, cut, halt)
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end(verb, stop, hold, break)
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lapse(break, delay, space, wait)
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hesitation(act, end, check, delay)
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interim(break, halt, delay, rest)
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lacuna(break, time, cut, halt)
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discontinuance(break, close, end, check)
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stopping(stop, end, check, delay)
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surcease(verb, stop, end, abandon)
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abeyance(stop, calm, break, close)
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hold(verb, stop, break, drop)
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stand(verb, support, stop, hold)
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check(verb, stop, break, control)
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interregnum(break, leave, delay, rest)
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scruple(verb, delay, weakness, object)
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balk(verb, stop, close, end)
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breather(stop, calm, break, close)
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closure(stop, end, cease, inaction)
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