Breathe
Breathe verb - To have life.
Usage example: as long as I breathe, you will have a place to stay
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It knows where he is, all the time, without having to observe him, regardless of how far away he is or how he masks himself; it does not tire, eat, drink, sleep, breathe or stop at all on any account, and would thus be able to walk any body of water eventually.
Source: Discworld / Going Postal - ZUN himself points out that Sakuya's power to stop time would require her to be able to manipulate space as well, so she can do things like move or breathe in stopped time.
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This is exemplified in "Pandora's Lullaby," where he sings "I stop to breathe for a while," but it sounds like, "I stop to breeze for a while." The Not Remix: Except for "Forever Young," all of the singles from Forever Young were mixed differently from the album version.
Source: Music / Alphaville
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