| delay(noun, verb, stop, break) |
| pause(noun, verb, stop, break, close) |
| stay(noun, verb, stop, close) |
| stop(noun, verb, calm, break, dull) |
| halt(noun, verb, stop, calm, break) |
| rest(noun, verb, stop, break, close) |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, close) |
| stall(verb, stop, close, check) |
| balk(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| suspension(noun, break, check, delay) |
| adjourn(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| check(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| suspend(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| cease(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| interrupt(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| settle(verb, stop, close, complete) |
| stand still(expression, stop, close, complete) |
| arrest(noun, verb, stop, close) |
| block(noun, verb, stop, close) |
| blow the whistle on(expression, idiom, stop, close) |