80 entries under pause topic. ×

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forgiveness(noun, break, relief, pardon)
4
lacuna(noun, break, cut, halt, delay)
3
caesura(noun, break, cut, halt, delay)
3
cease-fire(noun, agreement, accord, peace)
3
deferment(noun, break, halt, delay)
3
lapse(noun, break, halt, delay)
3
pardon(noun, break, release, moderate, responsibility)
3
ten(noun, break, leave, halt, delay)
3
time(noun, break, quiet, rest)
2
acquittal(noun, break, relief, pardon)
2
amnesty(noun, verb, stop, clear, reduce)
2
armistice(noun, agreement, accord, peace)
2
blow(noun, break, rest, breather)
2
breach(noun, break, opening, lapse)
2
cutoff(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
2
exculpation(noun, break, relief, pardon)
2
protraction(noun, break, relief, interval)
2
temporary peace(noun, expression, agreement, accord)
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abeyancy(break, halt, delay, interval)
1
accord(noun, agreement, peace, treaty)
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