respite, glimmer, breather, fillip, nod, lifeline, comeuppance, short shrift, waiver, exemption, blessing, succor, clemency, leniency, relief, leeway, setback, jolt, pardon, remissions, delay, windfall, chance, reversal, ultimatum, halt, solace, facelift, rebuke, mercy, clearance, postponement, permission, temporary injunction, silver lining, pink slip, deferment, escape, kudos, makeover, approval, banishment, boost, lull, shrift, glimpse, payback, consolation, assurances, pause, absolution, runaround, greenlight, marching orders, toehold, reassurance, willies, assent, concession, immunity, rehearing, pep talk, extension, consolation prize, dismissal, olive branch, decree nisi, royal assent, amnesty, vindication, clarification, lenience, turnabout, riposte, standing ovation, injunction, appeal, lift, fright, quietus, mulligan, attaboy, miracle, stay, recompense, manna, backdown, plaudit, hiatus, twist, sanction, adjournment, hiccup, merciful, saving grace, rebuff, hug, boon, impetus, stave off, standstill, thumbs, deliverance, break, truce, alleviation, furlough, intermission, interruption, remission, reunion, surcease, blackout

remission, subsidence

abrupt change, break, clemency, defer, deliver, ease, hold over, interruption, mercifulness, mercy, postpone, put off, put over, relief, remit, rescue, set back, shelve, table, warrant

abatement, hiatus, respite, suspension