recess (n.)
- abeyance
- alcove
- apartheid
- ashram
- asylum
- bay
- bolt-hole
- bosom
- break
- breath
- breather
- cache
- caesura
- carrel
- cease-fire
- cell
- center
- cloister
- concealment
- core
- corner
- cove
- cover
- covert
- cranny
- cubby
- cubbyhole
- cubicle
- delay
- den
- dent
- depths
- detachment
- dimple
- dint
- dissolve
- downtime
- drop
- dugout
- foxhole
- halt
- heart
- hermitage
- hesitation
- hideaway
- hideout
- hiding
- hole
- holiday
- hollow
- impress
- imprint
- indent
- inglenook
- inner
- inside
- interim
- interior
- interlude
- intermezzo
- intermission
- intermittence
- intern
- interregnum
- interruption
- interval
- intrados
- isolation
- isolationism
- lair
- lapse
- layoff
- letup
- lull
- mew
- niche
- nook
- notch
- oriel
- pause
- pigeonhole
- pit
- plateau
- pock
- pockmark
- privacy
- privatization
- punch
- quarantine
- recession
- reclusion
- refuge
- relief
- remission
- reserve
- respite
- rest
- retirement
- retreat
- rise
- rustication
- sanctuary
- sanctum
- seclusion
- secrecy
- segregation
- separation
- sequestration
- snuggery
- soul
- spell
- stamp
- stand-down
- stash
- stay
- surcease
- suspension
- table
- tamp
- truce
- vacation
- vitals
- withdrawal
recess (v.)
- adjourn
- bay
- bosom
- break
- breath
- breathe
- breather
- cache
- center
- cloister
- continue
- core
- corner
- cover
- defer
- delay
- den
- dent
- depress
- dimple
- dissolve
- drop
- engrave
- extend
- halt
- heart
- hesitate
- hole
- holiday
- hollow
- impress
- imprint
- indent
- interlude
- intermit
- intern
- intervene
- lapse
- lull
- mew
- notch
- pause
- pigeonhole
- pit
- pock
- pockmark
- postpone
- prolong
- prorogue
- protract
- punch
- quarantine
- reserve
- respite
- rest
- retreat
- rise
- shelve
- spell
- stamp
- stash
- stay
- suspend
- table
- tamp
- terminate
- vacation
- waive
