| shake(delay, rest, relax, terminate, pause) |
| sideline(delay, rest, relax, terminate, shake) |
| stop action(expression, rest, relax, terminate, pause) |
| stop briefly(expression, delay, shake, wait, interrupt) |
| stop for breath(expression, idiom) |
| suspend(delay, shake, wait, interrupt) |
| take a breather(verb, expression, idiom, stop, delay) |
| take a recess(expression, idiom) |
| think twice(expression, delay, shake, wait, interrupt) |
| wait(delay, shake, interrupt) |
| waver(delay, shake, wait, interrupt) |
| adjourn(rest, relax, terminate, pause, dissolve) |
| breathe easy(expression, rest, relax, pause) |
| breather |
| calm(rest, relax, pause) |
| calm down(expression, rest, relax, pause, lean) |
| chill out(expression, rest, relax, pause, unwind) |
| collect oneself(expression, rest, relax, pause) |
| come up for air(expression, idiom, rest, relax, pause) |
| cool off(expression, rest, relax, pause) |