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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| cross to bear | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| hot water | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| run for one's money | ////x | Phrase, Noun |
| tall order | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| uphill battle | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| torture | /x | Noun |
| pickle | /x | Noun |
| game face | // | Phrase, Noun |
| the end of one's rope | x//// | Phrase, Noun |
| kiss of death | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| egg on one's face | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| nothing for it | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| tightrope | /x | Noun |
| dose | / | Noun |
| time bomb | // | Phrase, Noun |
| rocky road | /x/ | Name, Name |
| fly in the ointment | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| blot on the escutcheon | //xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| hitch | / | Noun |
| heavy lifting | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| big deal | // | Name, Name |
| slap on the wrist | //x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Noun |
| hatchet job | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bloodbath | /x | Noun |
| raw deal | // | Phrase, Noun |
| what it takes | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| burn | / | Noun |
| snag | / | Noun |
| bigger fish to fry | /x/// | Phrase, Noun |
| field day | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bone to pick | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| back of one's hand | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| guilt trip | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| slam dunk | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| writing on the wall | /x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| millstone | /x | Noun |
| dead set | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| shakedown | /x | Noun |
| drop in the bucket | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| catch | / | Noun |
| truckload | /x | Noun |
| grind | / | Noun |
| fish out of water | ////x | Phrase, Noun |
| smash | / | Noun |
| last straw | // | Phrase, Noun |
| stick | / | Noun |
| piece of cake | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| fish to fry | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| hair trigger | //x | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| load | / | Noun |
| seeing to | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| sell | / | Verb |
| blame game | // | Phrase, Noun |
| warning sign | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| noli me tangere | /x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| stretch | / | Noun |
| fighting chance | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| squeeze | / | Noun |
| bitter pill | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| chip on one's shoulder | ////x | Phrase, Noun |
| big shot | // | Name, Name |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| challenge | /x | Noun |
| joke | / | Noun |
| knock | / | Noun |
| red flag | // | Phrase, Noun |
| pressure cooker | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| the devil | x/x | Phrase, Adverb, Noun |
| labor of love | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| glove | / | Noun |
| absorb | x/ | Verb |
| abyss | x/ | Noun |
| accord | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| acheron | x/x | Name |
| acquit | x/ | Verb |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adjustment | x/x | Noun |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| afterlife | /xx | Noun |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| alga | /x | Noun |
| allocate | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| allowance | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| anger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| apply | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| ascribe | x/ | Verb |
| assign | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| attach | x/ | Verb |
| attend | x/ | Verb |
| award | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| awesome | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| balance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bazaar | x/ | Noun |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beard | / | Noun, Verb |
| ben | / | Name, Adverb, Adjective |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bill | / | Noun, Verb |
| blaze | / | Noun, Verb |
| blimey | /x | Noun |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| bloodstream | /x | Noun |
| bollocks | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bonus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| boost | / | Verb, Noun |
| borrow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottomless | /xx | Adjective |
| bound | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bribe | / | Noun, Verb |
| brightly | /x | Adverb |
| bring | / | Verb, Noun |
| brothel | /x | Noun |
| bugger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| cabin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| camp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| carnage | /x | Noun |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| chaos | /x | Noun |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| checkout | /x | Noun |
| cheque | / | Noun, Adjective |
| christ | / | Name |
| circus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cirque | / | Noun |
| claw | / | Noun, Verb |
| clock | / | Noun, Verb |
| close | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| coal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| comfort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| compensate | /xx | Verb |
| compensation | xx/x | Noun |
| comply | x/ | Verb |
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| contribute | x/x | Verb |
| corrupt | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| cost | / | Noun, Verb |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| crap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| dammit | /x | Noun |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| dang | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| darkness | /x | Noun |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dedicate | /xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| default | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defray | x/ | Verb |
| delirium | x/xx | Noun |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| delusion | x/x | Noun |
| demon | /x | Noun |
| den | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| devil | /x | Noun, Verb |
| devilishly | /xxx | Adverb |
| devote | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| differential | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| dirtiest | /xx | Adjective |
| disburse | x/ | Verb |
| disbursement | x/x | Noun |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disgrace | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dish | / | Noun, Verb |
| dispense | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| dissolve | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| dividend | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| donate | /x | Verb, Noun |
| double time | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| drift | / | Noun, Verb |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| due | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| earn | / | Verb, Noun |
| earnings | /x | Noun |
| employee | x/x | Noun |
| employer | x/x | Noun |
| emptiness | /xx | Noun |
| enable | x/x | Verb |
| entitlement | x/xx | Noun |
| eternal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ethereal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| everlasting | xx/x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| expend | x/ | Verb |
| express | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| fare | / | Noun, Verb |
| fee | / | Noun, Verb |
| fiend | / | Noun, Verb |
| fiercer | /x | Adjective |
| finance | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| fire | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fist | / | Noun, Verb |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| foot | / | Noun, Verb |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| found | / | Verb, Noun |
| freaking | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| fulfil | x/ | Verb |
| fulfill | x/ | Verb |
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fund | / | Noun, Verb |
| funk | / | Noun, Verb |
| funny | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| gainful | /x | Adjective |
| gee | / | Name, Verb |
| geez | / | Noun |
| gehenna | //x | Name |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| give | / | Verb, Noun |
| give back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| goddam | /x | Noun |
| golly | /x | Noun, Verb |
| goodness | /x | Noun |
| gosh | / | Noun |
| grab | / | Verb, Noun |
| grading | /x | Noun |
| grant | / | Noun, Verb |
| gratuity | x/xx | Noun |
| guarding | /x | Noun |
| hades | /x | Name |
| handiwork | /xx | Noun |
| handling | /x | Noun |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| heartache | /x | Noun |
