7
breaks(noun, verb, ends, stops, interruptions)
7
stays(noun, verb, stops, rests, interruptions)
6
delays(noun, verb, interruptions, interrupts, hesitates)
6
halts(noun, verb, breaks, limits, stops)
6
recesses(noun, verb, interruptions, interrupts)
6
rests(noun, verb, rests)
6
stops(noun, verb, breaks, ends, limits)
5
intervals(noun, ends, stops, interruptions, terminations)
4
ceases(verb, stops)
4
interruptions(noun, interruptions)
4
reprieves(noun, verb, interruptions, interrupts)
3
hesitates(verb, hesitates)
3
interludes(noun, interruptions)
3
interrupts(verb, interrupts)
3
snags(noun, verb, interruptions, interrupts)
3
stands(noun, verb, rests)
3
waits(verb, rests, hesitates)
2
cessations
2
ends(noun, verb, stops)
2
falters(noun, verb, hesitates)
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