9
truce(noun, break, halt, responsibility, pause)
8
relaxation(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
8
time off(noun, expression, stop, calm, break)
8
time out(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, break)
8
vacation(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
7
abeyance(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
7
moratorium(noun, break, halt, delay, agreement)
7
remission(noun, support, stop, break, close)
6
let-up(noun, stop, break, close, end)
6
abatement(noun, support, break, help, fix)
6
holiday(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
6
interregnum(noun, break, time, leave, rest)
6
release(noun, verb, support, stop, break)
6
repose(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
6
rest period(noun, expression, idiom)
5
breath(noun, break, informal, pause, relief)
5
breathing space(noun, expression, idiom, stop, calm)
5
discharge(noun, break, pause, relief, interval)
5
downtime(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
5
ease(noun, support, stop, calm, break)
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