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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| come round | // | Phrase, Verb |
| breathe a sigh of relief | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep the peace | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| clear the decks | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| breathe easy | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| clear someone's name | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a breath | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| have it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| soften the blow | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pour oil on troubled waters | ////x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's cool | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| clear off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's ease | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lay down one's arms | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| wipe the slate clean | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a deep breath | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| cool it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| ahem | /x | Name |
| face up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play it cool | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| kiss and make up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| blow off steam | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| change the subject | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| back off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| break one's fall | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| save someone's skin | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get off someone's case | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put the record straight | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep a cool head | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone a break | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kill with kindness | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| get one's own back | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| cheer up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| settle the score | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get out of someone's face | ////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| back down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| step back | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| break the ice | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rise above | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blow one's cool | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take it easy | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| tread lightly | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| rest easy | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| catch one's breath | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| peace | / | Noun |
| come to blows | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get off one's chest | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| bring out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stand off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| see one's way clear to | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| clean house | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fight off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stand down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| let fly | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come clean | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the fort | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| burst someone's bubble | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| feel free | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bury the hatchet | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| weather the storm | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone have it | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| lighten up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| clean up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| come to grips with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| get to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| brush aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| feel the heat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kick up dust | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cover one's tracks | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone down gently | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| come off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blow off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a load off | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| run interference | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| sweep something under the rug | //x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| close ranks | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's peace | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| ride out the storm | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| strike a blow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put out the fire | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make light work of | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| get even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| spare someone's blushes | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| get off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's nose clean | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| talk down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get something over with | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| face up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| sort out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sweep aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| work through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| aboveground | x/x | Adjective |
| abscess | /x | Noun, Verb |
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| absolved | x/ | Adjective |
| accuracy | /xxx | Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| acquit | x/ | Verb |
| acutely | x/x | Adverb |
| aerial | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| aerodrome | /xx | Noun |
| aeroplane | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| aerospace | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| airborne | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| airbus | /x | Name |
| aircraft | /x | Noun |
| aire | / | Noun |
| aired | / | Adjective |
| airfare | /x | Noun |
| airfield | /x | Noun |
| airflow | /x | Noun |
| airlift | /x | Noun, Verb |
| airline | /x | Noun |
| airliner | /xx | Noun |
| airmen | /x | Noun |
| airplane | /x | Noun, Verb |
| airport | /x | Noun |
| airspace | /x | Noun |
| airstream | /x | Noun |
| airway | /x | Noun |
| all the way | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| ambient | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| ample | /x | Adjective |
| antenna | x/x | Noun |
| antiaircraft | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| apis | xx | Noun |
| apparent | x/x | Adjective |
| apparently | x/xx | Adverb |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| appreciable | x/xx | Adjective |
| approve | x/ | Verb |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| aria | /xx | Noun |
| articulate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| aryan | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| ashes | /x | Noun |
| asphalt | /x | Noun, Verb |
| atmosphere | /xx | Noun |
| atmospheric | xx/x | Adjective |
| aura | /x | Noun |
| authorise | xxx | Verb |
| authorize | /xx | Verb |
| aviation | xx/x | Noun |
| aware | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| axiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| balloon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bare | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| barometric | xx/x | Adjective |
| beam | / | Noun, Verb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bird | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blatant | /x | Adjective |
| bleached | / | Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bluntly | /x | Adverb |
| blur | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bombing | /x | Noun |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| bread | / | Noun, Verb |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| breathe | / | Verb |
| breather | /x | Noun |
| breeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| brighten | /x | Verb |
| brine | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring home | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bring in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| broadcast | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| bulletin | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| canada | /xx | Name |
| cancel | /x | Verb, Noun |
| candid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| carefully | /xx | Adverb |
| carrier | /xx | Noun |
| categorical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cent | / | Noun |
| certain | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| certainty | /xx | Noun |
| certificate | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| certify | /xx | Verb |
| ching | / | Noun, Verb |
| claire | / | Name |
| clare | / | Name |
| clarification | xxx/x | Noun |
| clarity | /xx | Noun |
| claro | /x | Noun |
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| cleanse | / | Verb, Noun |
| cleanup | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clear up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| clearer | /x | Noun |
| clearly | /x | Adverb |
| climate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cloud | / | Noun, Verb |
| cloudless | /x | Adjective |
| cloudy | /x | Adjective |
| clutter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coherent | x/x | Adjective |
| coincident | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| commission | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| comp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| comprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| compressed air | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| concern | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| confident | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| confuse | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| conscious | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| conspicuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| convict | /x | Verb, Noun |
| convinced | x/ | Adjective |
| coolant | /x | Noun |
| cooling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cope | / | Verb, Noun |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crisp | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crystal | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| crystal clear | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| crystalline | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crystallize | /xx | Verb |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| deactivate | x/xx | Verb |
| decidedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| decisive | x/x | Adjective |
| declare | x/ | Verb |
| defined | x/ | Adjective |
| definite | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
