5
layoff(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
5
leisure(noun, stop, calm, break, time)
5
letup(noun, support, stop, calm, break)
5
peace(noun, state, agreement, pause, accord)
5
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, reduce)
5
stoppage(noun, stop, break, close, end)
5
suspend(verb, stop, reduce, delay, decrease)
5
wait(noun, verb, stop, break, settle)
4
adjournment(noun, break, leave, halt, rest)
4
alleviation(noun, support, break, help, fix)
4
assuagement(noun, support, break, help, fix)
4
coffee break(noun, expression, idiom, stop, calm)
4
deep breath
4
deliverance(noun, support, break, help, fix)
4
easement(noun, support, break, help, fix)
4
forgive(verb, stop, reduce, release, moderate)
4
forgiveness(noun, break, pause, relief, pardon)
4
fun
4
lacuna(noun, break, cut, halt, delay)
4
nap(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
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