brief, momentary, short, slight, small | long, prolonged | frequent | awkward | pregnant

take
Shall we take a pause here?

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

button (on a video recorder, etc.)

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

in a/the ~
Everyone nodded in agreement in the pauses.

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

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

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

~ between
in the pauses between his jokes

~ for
a pause for breath

~ in
during a pause in the conversation

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

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

deliberately
She paused deliberately, her eyes holding his.

dramatically, impressively, meaningfully, significantly | reflectively, thoughtfully | irresolutely

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

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

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