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leave(noun, adjective, break, time, trip)
12
leave of absence(noun, expression, adjective, idiom, break)
12
research leave(expression, vacation, holiday, university)
12
study leave(expression, vacation, holiday, university)
11
time off(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, break)
10
vacation(noun, break, quiet, trip, leave)
9
furlough(noun, break, trip, leave, authority)
9
holiday(noun, break, quiet, trip, leave)
9
recess(noun, break, leave, rest, recreation)
7
paid leave(expression, vacation, holiday, university)
6
academic leave(expression, vacation, holiday, university)
6
break(noun, leave, vacation, holiday, university)
6
long leave(expression, vacation, holiday, university)
6
paid holiday(expression, vacation, holiday, university)
5
sabbatical leave(noun, expression, idiom, vacation, holiday)
5
liberty(noun, break, quiet, trip, leave)
4
sabbatical year(noun, expression, idiom, vacation, holiday)
4
time out(noun, expression, leave, rest, retreat)
4
year off(expression, vacation, holiday, university)
4
year out(expression, vacation, holiday, university)
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