140 entries under pause topic. ×

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space(noun, break, rest, lapse)
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stand by(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, stay)
5
stoppage(noun, break, check, delay, stay)
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adjourn(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
4
check(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
4
foresee(verb, stop, see, stay, rest)
4
hang out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, halt)
4
interim(noun, break, time, halt, delay)
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look forward to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
4
lull(noun, break, time, halt, delay)
4
time(noun, break, rest, lapse)
3
suspend(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
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cease(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
3
hold everything(verb, expression, stop, stay, rest)
3
interrupt(verb, stop, close, end, complete)
3
lapse(noun, halt, delay, space)
3
lie in wait(verb, expression, idiom, stop, stay)
3
put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, stop, halt)
3
sit up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stop)
3
spell(noun, verb, stop, break, time)
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