A serious accident involving three cars and a lorry __________ on the main road into the city, so thousands of people were late for work., bring traffic to a halt, After months of unsuccessful negotiations, both sides finally agreed to __________ the talks and take a break., call a halt to something, It was nearly 6 p.m. and several people still had trains to catch, so the manager decided to __________ with a few final comments., bring a meeting to a close, The school introduced a new rule about mobile phones because teachers wanted to __________ students secretly recording each other in class., put a stop to something, The gym decided to __________ with the cleaning company after repeated complaints about dirty changing rooms., terminate a contract, The city council had planned to charge drivers for entering the centre, but after thousands of residents complained, it decided to __________., abandon a policy, After trying for nearly an hour to repair the old printer without success, the technician had to __________ fix it and order a replacement part., abandon an attempt to do something, Rescue teams spent the whole night looking for the missing hikers in heavy rain, but they eventually had to __________ when the weather became too dangerous., call off a search, The organisers had to __________ for several hours so that runners could safely pass through the city centre during the marathon., close off a street, We had been chatting about our travels for almost an hour, but there was suddenly __________ when neither of us could think of another question., a lull in a conversation, During __________, local volunteers entered the village to bring food and medicine to families who had been trapped there., a lull in the fighting, We left the campsite before __________ because we wanted to reach the top of the mountain before the first tourists arrived., dawn breaks, As soon as the famous actor walked onto the stage, the audience __________ and started singing the theme song from his old film., break into song, I was walking home after work when I noticed that the last bus was already leaving the stop, so I __________ to catch it., break into a run, We spent the first few days of our camping trip in warm sunshine, but heavy rain __________ on the fourth day and continued until we went home., set in, Someone accidentally __________ the fire alarm while cooking in the office kitchen, and the entire building had to be evacuated., set off, Following several serious accidents near the school, the local authorities decided to __________ to make the road safer for children., instigate measures, In her __________, the conference organiser thanked all the volunteers and explained what the participants could expect during the two-day event., opening remarks, The manager didn't want to __________ about salaries in front of the whole team, so she suggested speaking to the employee privately after the meeting., enter into a discussion, The sudden disappearance of several flights from the airport's departure board __________ a major technical problem, although the airline later said it was only a computer error., spark fears of something, The company held a press conference to __________ job losses after several newspapers reported that hundreds of employees might be made redundant., allay fears of something, The two countries had been negotiating for six months, but the __________ after neither side was willing to compromise on the border issue., talks collapse, The authorities introduced several emergency measures in an attempt to __________ after several nights of violent protests in the capital., quell unrest, After almost two years of construction, the new hospital is now __________, and the first patients are expected to arrive in early September., near completion, After the neighbouring country invaded its territory, the government announced that it would __________ and recall its ambassador., break diplomatic relations with someone, The actor posted a short video on social media to __________ that he was planning to leave the popular TV series., dispel rumours, There had been several different versions of the schedule in circulation, so the organiser sent everyone a new email to __________ about the starting times., clear up confusion

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