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commiseration(noun, kindness, sympathy, compassion, blessing)
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dispensation(noun, help, release, present, favor)
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donation(noun, present, empathy, favor, concern)
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emancipation(noun, charge, release, discharge, choice)
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entertainment(noun, pleasure, rest, fun, amusement)
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escape(noun, release, rescue)
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exemption(noun, charge, release, discharge, choice)
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hiatus(noun, break, interval, interruption)
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immunity(noun, break, release, choice, interval)
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interlude(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
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lift(noun, support, break, part, help)
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maintenance(noun, verb, support, break, fix)
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palliation(noun, increase, freedom, lessening, mitigation)
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recreation(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
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reinforcement(noun, support, help, praise, benefit)
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rest period(noun, expression, idiom)
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salvation(noun, support, help, release, benefit)
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sculpture(noun, sculpture)
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secondary(adjective, inferior, minor, subordinate, lesser)
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softening(noun, support, break, help, fix)
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