2
interior(middle, lining, insides)
2
intermit
2
intern
2
jailbreak
2
leave of absence(expression, idiom, break, rest, relaxation)
2
let up(expression, pause, lull)
2
meantime(noun, adverb, break, time, pause)
2
mouth(noun, breach, hole, gap, corner)
2
playtime(noun, break, pause, recreation, intermission)
2
pocket(noun, cup, indentation, cavity, cubicle)
2
receding
2
reclusion
2
refuge(noun, hole, hideaway, den, lair)
2
relapse(verb, regress)
2
rest period(expression, idiom)
2
retire
2
return(verb, regress)
2
rupture(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
2
rustication
2
seclusion
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