- A temporary quiet
- Become stilled
- Have a calming effect like little lullabies
- Have a calming effect like plenty of lullabies
- Hush
- Interval of calm
- Pause in activity
- A spell
- An interval
- Break
- Break into fire station
- Breathing space
- Lie down
- Lie-down
- An execution? Pardon?
- Brief respite
- Let off hook
- Respite
- Temporary relief
- Temporary stay
- To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution
of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a
criminal for thirty days.
- Brief respite
- Short pause for rest
- Short rest
- One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives.(b) One who
utters. (c) One who animates or inspires.
- That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.