4
cessation(noun, stop, action, calm, break)
4
coffee break(noun, expression, stop, action, calm)
4
deferral
4
dimple(noun, cup, indentation, cavity)
4
groove(noun, opening, slit, cup, indentation)
4
heart(noun, middle, corner, interior, indentation)
4
inlet
4
layoff(noun, stop, action, break, close)
4
penetralia(noun, low, hole, corner, indentation)
4
pit
4
postponement(noun, break, relief, inactivity, interval)
4
prorogate(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete)
4
prorogue(verb, stop, end, discharge, complete)
4
retirement(quiet, rest, recreation, freedom, relaxation)
4
secret place(noun, expression, idiom, low, hole)
4
take five(verb, expression, idiom, stop, continue)
4
time-out(noun, action, break, close, end)
4
wait(noun, break, pause, interval, lull)
3
abatement(noun, break, pause, respite, lull)
3
adytum
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