extended leave; long vacation
paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
summer vacation; summer holidays
childcare leave; maternity leave; paternity leave
winter vacation (holidays)
Christmas holiday; Christmas vacation
holiday trip; vacation trip
vacation to recharge one's batteries; vacation given in reward for long service; special incentive leave
holiday given in recognition of one's service
annual leave; annual paid vacation; annual paid holiday
sick leave; paid sick days
post-birth maternity leave; eight weeks of compulsory leave following childbirth, plus an optional further six weeks
sabbatical; sabbatical leave
leave-taking tactics; many employees taking paid leave at the same time as a form of industrial action
childcare leave; nursing leave
national park resort village; holiday village
special leave for births, marriages or deaths in the family