Break
Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.
Standstill and break are semantically related. in stop topic. In some cases you can use "Standstill" instead a noun "Break".
Standstill
Standstill noun - A point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in.
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Break and standstill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a noun "Standstill".
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Enough to break out of her prison all on her own, fight the Legendary Beasts to a standstill, and even foil the Big Bad's Evil Plan.
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Strange Magic: Princess Marianne, whose response to her sister being kidnapped by the local Evil Overlord is to break into his castle and fight him to a standstill.
Source: Badass Princess - The Chosen One: There's an urban legend about the Kether's seed, a human who received a copy of the rogue AI Kether's consciousness into their brain, and who will be able to break it's standstill with GSV.
Source: Video Game / Dex
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