Russian-English translations for затишье

• calm
  to calm a crying baby
  to calm the passions
• lull
  The storm lulled.
• nook
  There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall
  The back of the used book shop was one of her favorite nooks; she could read for hours and no one would bother her or pester her to buy
• quiet spot
• shelter
  During the rainstorm, we sheltered under a tree.