3
lacuna(noun, break, cut, halt, delay)
3
leave
3
leisure(noun, stop, calm, break, time)
3
point of repose(expression, idiom)
3
privacy
3
put on ice(expression, idiom)
3
recesses
3
regress(verb, regress, regression)
3
remission(noun, stop, break, close, end)
3
repose(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
3
rift(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
3
slot(noun, break, place, cut, position)
3
snag(noun, verb, interrupt, interruption)
3
soul(middle, interior, lining, insides)
3
stop for breath(expression, idiom)
3
suspend(verb, interrupt)
3
take a recess(expression, idiom)
3
take a rest(expression, idiom)
3
take ten(verb, expression, idiom, stop)
3
take time out(expression, idiom)
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