3
ending
3
freezing(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
give up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
3
intermission
3
intermittence(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
leave(verb, stop, drop, complete, withdraw)
3
nonsuit(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
pack in(verb, expression, stop, drop, end)
3
refrain(verb, stop, end, fail, halt)
3
relinquish(verb, stop, abandon, renounce, suspend)
3
respite
3
shut-down(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
3
shutdown
3
terminate(verb, stop, drop, end, complete)
3
truncation(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction)
2
avoid(verb, stop, relinquish, cease, discontinue)
2
belay(verb, continue, prevent, come)
2
break off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
2
call it a day(expression, idiom, stop, drop, end)
2
call it quits(verb, expression, idiom, stop, drop)
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