4
recess(noun, action, break, close, end)
4
winter
3
break(noun, stop, calm, close, quiet)
3
intermission(noun, stop, break, close, end)
2
breather(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
2
downtime(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
2
halt(noun, stop, break, close, end)
2
interlude(noun, break, leave, rest, pause)
2
interruption(noun, stop, break, close, end)
2
layoff(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
2
lull(noun, calm, break, quiet, leave)
2
pause(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
2
respite(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
2
rest(noun, stop, break, close, end)
2
spell(noun, break, pause, interval, suspension)
2
time(break, pause, interval, intermission, interlude)
1
abeyance(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
1
arrest(noun, stop, break, close, end)
1
breach(break, pause, interval, intermission, interlude)
1
break-off(noun, stop, break, close, end)
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