truce (n.)
- abeyance
- accord
- agreement
- armistice
- break
- breather
- caesura
- cease-fire
- compact
- de-escalation
- drop
- hesitation
- holiday
- interim
- interlude
- intermezzo
- intermission
- intermittence
- interruption
- interval
- lapse
- layoff
- letup
- lull
- moratorium
- pacification
- pact
- pause
- peace
- recess
- reconciliation
- remission
- respite
- rest
- stand-down
- stay
- suspension
- treaty
- vacation