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put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, delay, shake)
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put your feet up(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
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reflect(verb, delay, shake, wait, interrupt)
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rise(verb, rest, relax, terminate, pause)
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shake(verb, delay, rest, relax, terminate)
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sideline(verb, rest, relax, terminate, shake)
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simmer down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, calm)
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soften(verb, stop, calm, complete, leave)
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stop action(verb, expression, rest, relax, terminate)
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stop briefly(verb, expression, delay, shake, wait)
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stop for a breath(verb, expression, idiom, recuperate)
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stop off(verb, expression, rest)
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stop work(verb, expression, stop, calm, complete)
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take a load off(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
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terminate(verb, leave, finish, eliminate, rest)
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think twice(verb, expression, delay, shake, wait)
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tranquilize(verb, stop, calm, complete, leave)
1
wait(verb, delay, shake, interrupt)
1
waver(verb, delay, shake, wait, interrupt)
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modulate(verb, calm, rest, soften, unwind)
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