2
closed(verb, adjective, ceased)
2
culminated(verb, adjective, ceased)
2
demurred(noun, verb)
2
gaped
2
lingered
2
lulled
2
postponed(verb, adjective, interrupted)
2
quieted(verb, rested)
2
quit(verb, adjective, ceased)
2
refrained(verb, adjective, ceased)
2
relieved(verb, adjective, interrupted)
2
reprieved(verb, adjective, interrupted)
2
respited
2
shrank(verb, hesitated)
2
snagged(verb, adjective, interrupted)
1
becalmed(verb, rested)
1
bettered
1
breached
1
bumped
1
busted
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