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time(noun, break, time, area, pass)
20
though(adverb, conjunction, also, besides, despite)
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whereas(adverb, conjunction, also, besides, when)
15
interval(noun, adverb, break, time, pass)
14
space(noun, break, time, area, present)
14
when(adverb, conjunction, event, over, in)
13
spell(noun, break, time, area, present)
12
whilst(adverb, conjunction, when, during, howbeit)
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albeit(adverb, conjunction, also, besides, despite)
12
period(noun, break, time, present, turn)
11
as(adverb, conjunction, event, over, in)
11
stretch(noun, time, area, present, turn)
10
during(preposition, conjunction, time, event, in)
9
bit(noun, time, area, present, turn)
9
notwithstanding(adverb, conjunction, also, besides, despite)
8
duration(noun, time, area, present, turn)
8
term(noun, break, time, area, present)
8
but(conjunction, also, besides, despite, however)
8
howbeit(adverb, conjunction, also, besides, despite)
7
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