brief, momentary, short, slight, small
lengthy, long
frequent
He made frequent pauses to catch his breath.

awkward, uncomfortable
pregnant
dramatic
thoughtful
silent

take
Shall we take a pause here?

follow
In the pause that followed, I noticed that he was shaking.

button (on a video camera, etc.)

after a/the pause
‘I don't know,’ he said after a long pause.

in a/the pause
Everyone nodded in agreement in the pauses between his sentences.

with a/ the pause
He read very slowly and with frequent pauses.

without a/the pause
She read the whole text without a pause.

pause before
There was a long pause before he spoke again.

pause between
in the pauses between his jokes

pause for
a pause for breath

pause in
during a pause in the conversation

briefly, (for) a moment, momentarily, (for) a second
She paused a moment and then walked away.

mid-sentence, mid-stride
She paused mid-stride when the doorbell rang.

occasionally
She paused occasionally to smell the flowers.

barely, hardly
He spoke for two hours and barely paused for breath.

deliberately
She paused deliberately, her eyes holding his.

dramatically, meaningfully
expectantly
reflectively, thoughtfully
uncertainly
awkwardly, uncomfortably

pause for breath, pause for thought
pause only long enough to do sth, pause only to do sth
Pausing only to put out her cigarette, she left the room.

pause to consider, look, reflect, etc.
Just pause to think before giving me your answer.

without pausing
Without pausing to knock, she opened the door.

Pause is used with these nouns as the object:
cassette, movie, tape