| Ebb |
| Calm |
| Quiet |
| Allay |
| Pause |
| Break |
| Letup |
| Soothe |
| Hiatus |
| Respite |
| Make calm |
| Breather? |
| ''Hush!'' |
| Down time |
| Interlude |
| Slow time |
| Downtime? |
| Quiet time |
| Calm spell |
| Brief calm |
| Peace time |
| Cease-fire |
| Down period |
| Storm break |
| Calm period |
| Slow period |
| Quiet spell |
| Put to sleep |
| Slack period |
| Dwindle down |
| Quiet moment |
| Quiet murmur |
| Action break |
| Quiet period |
| Dropoff time? |
| Quiet stretch |
| Slow interval |
| Calm interval |
| Quiet interim |
| Put off guard |
| Peaceful pause |
| Period of calm |
| Temporary calm |
| Breathing space |
| Storm preceder? |
| Period of quiet |
| Calm in a storm |
| Inactive period |
| Off-peak period |
| Quiet interlude |
| Temporary peace |
| Temporary pause |
| Peaceful period |
| Drop in activity |
| Break in activity |
| Calm by deception |
| Temporary slowdown |
| Peaceful interlude |
| Tranquil interlude |
| Conversational gap |
| Break in the action |
| Temporary abatement |
| Temporary stillness |
| Pause in the action |
| Conversational pause |
| Temporary calm period |
| Short period of quiet. |
| Soothe into submission |
| Pause in the activities |
| Quiet period on the job |
| Calm (before the storm?) |
| Period "before the storm |
| Slow time for a retailer |
| Calm — calm by deception |
| Calm by deception, perhaps |
| Slow period for a salesman |
| Temporary break in the action |
| Temporary cessation of activity. |
| Gift to an overworked salesperson |
| Short time when not much is happening |