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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| confront | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| face | / | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| face up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| face the music | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| face down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| look in the face | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| face facts | // | Phrase, Verb |
| face the facts | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| feel the heat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grips with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| affront | x/ | Noun |
| grit one's teeth | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get to grips with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| come to terms with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| look on the bright side | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| have one's work cut out for one | /////// | Phrase, Verb |
| rise above | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| meet | / | Verb |
| take the bull by the horns | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| square one's shoulders | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| step forward | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| own up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rise to the occasion | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| brace | / | Noun |
| rise to the challenge | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| stare someone in the face | //xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall on one's face | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| front | / | Noun |
| grin and bear it | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| work through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| save face | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dare | / | Verb |
| stand up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| set upon | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bite the bullet | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| show one's face | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| rub someone's nose in | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| rub up the wrong way | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| open up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fight off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grasp the nettle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's cards on the table | ////x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| step up to the plate | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull a face | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn up trumps | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| switch on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| clear the air | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bear up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take up the gauntlet | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come up trumps | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's nose | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fly in the face of | /xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| suck it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| walk into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw down the gauntlet | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| flip one's lid | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| take something in stride | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| square | / | Noun |
| bring on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| live down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| look for trouble | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| hack | / | Noun |
| screw up one's courage | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| get something over with | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get what's coming to one | ///x// | Phrase, Verb |
| flinch | / | Verb |
| take something in one's stride | //xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| paint oneself into a corner | /x/x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come round | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make a face | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| land up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| fall upon | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| knuckle down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| have it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| come at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come clean | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up and be counted | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| fight it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| butt heads | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| beat up on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| wake up and smell the coffee | ////x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| pose | / | Verb |
| sit up and take notice | /////x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's chin up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take up the cudgels | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bring up short | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| up the ante | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| run into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sit up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| make one's bed and lie in it | /////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose face | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hang one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| come to blows | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| absorb | x/ | Verb |
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| accommodate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| acknowledge | x/x | Verb |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| admit | x/ | Verb |
| adopt | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| affect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| against | x/ | Noun |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| ait | / | Noun |
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ante | /x | Noun, Verb |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| are | / | Noun |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ark | / | Noun |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| ascending | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| attendee | x// | Noun |
| audacity | x/xx | Noun |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| await | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| awake | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| back end | // | Phrase, Noun |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beard | / | Noun, Verb |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| beauty | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| benchmarking | /xx | Noun |
| bennet | /x | Name |
| boca | /x | Name |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| boldface | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boldness | /x | Noun |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brain | / | Noun, Verb |
| brass | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| breast | / | Noun, Verb |
| brow | / | Noun, Verb |
| capita | /xx | Noun |
| cara | /x | Name |
| carmine | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cater | /x | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cheek | / | Noun, Verb |
| chin | / | Noun, Verb |
| chip | / | Noun, Verb |
| clash | / | Noun, Verb |
| clever | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| collegial | x/xx | Adjective |
| collide | x/ | Verb |
| colors | /x | Verb |
| colours | /x | Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| complexion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
| contend | x/ | Verb |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| contours | /x | Noun |
| cope | / | Verb, Noun |
| counseling | /xx | Noun |
| countenance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| counteract | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| czar | / | Noun |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| diagnostic | xx/x | Adjective, Name |
| dial | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dimension | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| disk | / | Noun, Verb |
| done | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downward | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| dummy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| dyadic | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| effrontery | x/xx | Noun |
| elevator | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| encounter | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| erection | x/x | Noun |
| exam | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| expect | x/ | Verb |
| experience | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| exploratory | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| eye | / | Noun, Verb |
| eyeball | /x | Noun, Verb |
| eyebrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| facade | x/ | Noun |
| faceless | /x | Adjective |
| facet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| facial | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| façade | // | Noun |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| figurehead | /xx | Noun |
| find | / | Verb, Noun |
| finished | /x | Adjective |
| fist | / | Noun, Verb |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| font | / | Noun, Verb |
| foot | / | Noun, Verb |
| forefront | /x | Noun, Verb |
| forehead | /x | Noun |
| fount | / | Noun, Verb |
| freckles | /x | Verb |
| front end | // | Phrase, Noun |
| functioning | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| gathering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| given | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| glance | / | Noun, Verb |
| glum | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| gothic | /x | Adjective, Name |
| grapple | /x | Verb, Noun |
| greet | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| grimace | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ground | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| group | / | Noun, Verb |
| hair | / | Noun, Verb |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| handle | /x | Verb, Noun |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| headboard | /x | Noun |
| heavenward | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| helm | / | Noun, Verb |
| helmet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| identify | x/xx | Verb |
| image | /x | Noun, Verb |
| improving | x/x | Adjective |
| in the lead | xx/ | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| incarnation | x//x | Noun |
| incur | x/ | Verb |
| indoors | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| initial | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| intercultural | xx/xx | Adjective |
| intergroup | xx/ | Noun, Adjective |
