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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| meet | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| happen | /x | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| find | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| see | / | Noun, Verb, Noun |
| receive | x/ | Noun, Verb, Noun |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun, Noun |
| play | / | Noun, Verb, Noun |
| chance | / | Noun, Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| showdown | /x | Verb, Noun |
| hit | / | Noun, Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bump | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| skirmish | /x | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| clash | / | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| brush | / | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| coming upon | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| ran into | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| run across | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| run into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| confront | x/ | Verb |
| anticipate | x/xx | Verb |
| experiencing | x/xxx | Verb |
| faced | / | Verb |
| discover | x/x | Verb |
| arise | x/ | Verb |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| befriend | x/ | Verb |
| witness | /x | Noun |
| overcome | /xx | Verb |
| difficulties | /xxx | Noun |
| observe | x/ | Verb |
| expect | x/ | Verb |
| stumble | /x | Noun |
| acquaintance | x/x | Noun |
| recounting | x/x | Noun |
| misfortune | x/x | Noun |
| dealing | /x | Verb |
| present | /x | Noun |
| interaction | xx/x | Noun |
| challenges | /xx | Noun |
| interact | xx/ | Noun |
| troubles | /x | Noun |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| recognize | /xx | Verb |
| suffer | /x | Verb |
| recall | /x | Noun |
| realize | /xx | Verb |
| beset | x/ | Verb |
| ordeals | x/ | Noun |
| travails | x/ | Noun |
| occur | x/ | Verb |
| problems | /x | Noun |
| unexpected | xx/x | Adjective |
| altercation | xx/x | Noun |
| recollect | xx/ | Verb |
| battle | /x | Noun |
| glimpse | / | Noun |
| struggle | /x | Noun |
| fight | / | Noun |
| learn | / | Verb |
| defeat | x/ | Noun |
| allude | x/ | Verb |
| accompany | x/xx | Verb |
| invariably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| predicaments | x/xx | Noun |
| likely | /x | Adjective |
| perceive | x/ | Verb |
| contend | x/ | Verb |
| conversation | xx/x | Noun |
| relish | /x | Noun |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| describing | x/x | Verb |
| reminded | x/x | Verb |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| incident | /xx | Noun |
| resolve | x/ | Noun |
| engage | x/ | Verb |
| provoke | x/ | Verb |
| relate | x/ | Verb |
| suspect | x/ | Noun |
| having | /x | Verb |
| survive | x/ | Verb |
| talk | / | Noun |
| come | / | Verb |
| journeying | /xx | Noun |
| inevitably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| ensuing | /xx | Verb |
| attack | x/ | Noun |
| sojourn | /x | Noun |
| presume | x/ | Verb |
| unaware | xx/ | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective |
| unforeseen | xx/ | Adjective |
| combat | /x | Noun |
| unanticipated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| escapade | /xx | Noun |
| emerge | x/ | Verb |
| scenario | x/xx | Noun |
| know | / | Verb |
| escape | x/ | Noun |
| result | x/ | Noun |
| occurrence | x/x | Noun |
| surprise | x/ | Noun |
| attempt | x/ | Noun |
| dilemmas | x/x | Noun |
| resemble | x/x | Verb |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective |
| situations | xx/x | Noun |
| tussle | /x | Noun |
| traversing | x/x | Verb |
| aware | x/ | Adjective |
| summoned | /x | Verb |
| persist | x/ | Verb |
| forget | x/ | Verb |
| solve | / | Verb |
| stumble across | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bump into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come upon | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take | / | Verb |
| catch | / | Noun |
| touch | / | Noun |
| run up against | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fetch up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| counter | /x | Noun |
| contact | /x | Noun |
| entertain | xx/ | Verb |
| cope | / | Verb |
| limp | / | Adjective |
| come over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| show up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| shock | / | Noun |
| collide | x/ | Noun |
| come by | // | Phrase, Verb |
| trip up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| crop up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| nose | / | Noun |
| creep up on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| come out with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| face off | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| entrap | x/ | Verb |
| break into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall | / | Noun |
| catch up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| explore | x/ | Verb |
| impact | x/ | Noun |
| truck | / | Noun |
| impinge | x/ | Verb |
| befall | x/ | Verb |
| tryst | / | Noun |
| foul | / | Adjective |
| intervene | xx/ | Verb |
| jumble | /x | Noun |
| overtake | /xx | Verb |
| visit | /x | Noun |
| worsted | /x | Verb |
| alterity | x/xx | Noun |
| actualization | /xxx/x | Noun |
| addict | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adolescent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| aftercare | /xx | Noun |
| alignment | x/x | Noun |
| amateur | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| approval | x/x | Noun |
| attachment | x/x | Noun |
| collision | x/x | Noun |
| conjunction | x/x | Noun |
| consultation | xx/x | Noun |
| contest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cross | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| defiantly | x/xx | Adverb |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| discovery | x/xx | Noun |
| engagement | x/x | Noun |
| epiphany | x/xx | Noun |
| episode | /xx | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| experiment | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| extraction | x/x | Noun |
| foray | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gathering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| grapple | /x | Verb, Noun |
| incursion | x/x | Noun |
| intersect | xx/ | Verb |
| interview | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| locate | /x | Verb |
| misadventure | xx/x | Noun |
| mishap | /x | Noun, Verb |
| orientation | xxx/x | Noun |
| outbreak | /x | Noun, Verb |
| powwow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| produce | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| prognosis | x/x | Noun |
| relationship | x/xx | Noun |
| rendezvous | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| replay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| resumption | x/x | Noun |
| sortie | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standoff | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| symmetry | /xx | Noun |
| tackle | /x | Verb, Noun |
| undergo | xx/ | Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
