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layoff(stop, calm, break, close)
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leisure(stop, calm, break, time)
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letup(support, stop, calm, break)
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peace(state, agreement, pause, accord)
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stoppage(stop, break, close, end)
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wait(verb, stop, break, settle)
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adjournment(break, leave, halt, rest)
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alleviation(support, break, help, fix)
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assuagement(support, break, help, fix)
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coffee break(expression, idiom, stop, calm)
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deliverance(support, break, help, fix)
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easement(support, break, help, fix)
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forgiveness(break, pause, relief, pardon)
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lacuna(break, cut, halt, delay)
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nap(stop, calm, break, quiet)
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absolution(pardon, reconciliation, acquittal, amnesty)
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breathing spell(expression, idiom, calm, break)
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caesura(break, cut, halt, delay)
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cease-fire(agreement, pause, accord, peace)
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deferment(break, halt, delay, pause)
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