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abe
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Name, Verb
abide
x/
Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
adapt
x/
Verb, Adjective
adhere
x/
Verb
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
again
x/
Adverb
ages
/x
Noun
agree
x/
Verb
ahead
x/
Adverb
allow
x/
Verb
altitudes
/xx
Noun
always
/x
Adverb
amenities
x/xx
Noun
are
/
Noun
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
ascending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
assure
x/
Verb
attempts
x/
Noun, Verb
attend
x/
Verb
avert
x/
Verb
avoid
x/
Verb
awake
x/
Adjective, Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
babysit
/xx
Verb
bales
/
Noun
balls
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bastions
/x
Adjective
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beats
/
Noun
believe
x/
Verb
benchmarking
/xx
Noun
beware
x/
Verb
blank
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
block
/
Noun, Verb
blows
/
Noun, Verb
bodyguard
/xx
Noun, Verb
both
/
Noun
bottle up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bouts
/
Noun
bread and butter
///x
Phrase, Noun
breaths
/
Noun
bring
/
Verb
buckets
/x
Noun
building
/x
Noun
bullets
/x
Noun
bursts
/
Noun, Verb
cache
/
Noun, Verb
canned
/
Adjective
care
/
Noun, Verb
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
carry over
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
cases
/x
Noun
castle
/x
Noun, Verb
celebrate
/xx
Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cherish
/x
Verb, Noun
childcare
/x
Noun
circumstances
/xxx
Noun
citadel
/xx
Noun
clock
/
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
combination
xx/x
Noun
comforts
/x
Noun
commemorate
x/xx
Verb
comply
x/
Verb
conceal
x/
Verb
conditions
x/x
Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confine
x/
Verb, Noun
conservation
xx/x
Noun
conserves
x/
Noun
consider
x/x
Verb
contain
x/
Verb
contexts
/x
Noun
continual
x/xx
Adjective
continuation
xxx/x
Noun
continues
x/x
Verb
continuous
x/xx
Adjective
control
x/
Noun, Verb
convene
x/
Verb
conveniences
x/xx
Noun
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
creature comforts
/x/x
Phrase, Adverb
curb
/
Noun, Verb
custodial
x/xx
Adjective
custody
/xx
Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cycles
/x
Noun
dates
/
Noun
days
/
Noun, Adverb
deadlines
/x
Adverb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
decades
x/
Adjective
deduct
x/
Verb
degrees
x/
Noun
delays
x/
Noun
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
deny
x/
Verb
detain
x/
Verb
deter
x/
Verb, Noun
determinations
xxx/x
Noun
diagnostic
xx/x
Adjective, Name
diary
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
discontinue
xx/x
Verb
dispassionate
x/xx
Adjective
distance
/x
Noun, Verb
doing
/x
Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downwards
/x
Adverb
drowsy
/x
Adjective
dungeon
/x
Noun, Verb
durations
//x
Noun
dynasty
/xx
Noun
elevator
/xxx
Noun, Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
encounters
x/x
Noun, Verb
enforce
x/
Verb
engage
x/
Verb
ensure
x/
Verb
episodes
/xx
Verb
epochs
/x
Noun
eras
/x
Noun
erection
x/x
Noun
events
x/
Noun
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
exam
x/
Noun, Verb
exclude
x/
Verb
exploratory
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
faiths
/
Noun
farm
/
Noun, Verb
finding
/x
Noun
finished
/x
Adjective
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
folds
/
Noun
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
forget
x/
Verb, Noun
fortress
/x
Noun, Verb
frequently
/xx
Adverb
fulfil
x/
Verb
fulfill
x/
Verb
functioning
/xx
Noun, Adjective
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
furtive
/x
Adjective
gathering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
generations
xx/x
Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
give
/
Verb, Noun
going
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
guarantee
xx/
Noun, Verb
guardianship
/xxx
Noun
guards
/
Noun
hang
/
Verb, Noun
harbor
/x
Noun, Verb
harbour
/x
Noun, Verb
have
/
Verb, Noun
heavenward
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
heights
/
Noun
held
/
Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
hide
/
Verb, Noun
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
hinder
/x
Verb, Adjective, Noun
hits
/
Noun
hold back
//
Phrase, Verb
hold in
/x
Phrase, Verb
hold on
//
Phrase, Verb
hold over
//x
Phrase, Verb, Noun
honour
/x
Noun, Verb
hourly
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
hours
/x
Noun
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
immobilize
x/xx
Verb
impede
x/
Verb
improving
x/x
Adjective
in the lead
xx/
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
increase
x/
Noun, Verb
indoors
/x
Noun, Adverb
inform
x/
Verb, Adjective
inhibit
x/x
Verb
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
insist
x/
Verb
installments
x/x
Noun
instalments
x/x
Noun
instances
/xx
Noun
internship
/xx
Noun
intervals
/xx
Noun
interventions
xx/x
Noun
junctures
/x
Noun
keep back
//
Phrase, Verb
keep going
//x
Phrase, Verb
keep on
//
Phrase, Verb
keep out
//
Phrase, Verb
keep up
//
Phrase, Verb
keeper
/x
Noun
keeps
/
Noun
languid
/x
Adjective, Noun
lay in
/x
Phrase, Verb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
leave
/
Verb, Noun
lengths
/
Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
lift
/
Verb, Noun
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
livelihood
/xx
Noun
lizzie
/x
Name
lock
/
Noun, Verb
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
look
/
Verb, Noun
lose
/
Verb, Noun
magazine
/xx
Noun
maintains
x/
Verb
maintenance
/xx
Noun
make
/
Verb, Noun
make good
//
Phrase, Verb
mark
/
Noun, Verb
marketing
/xx
Noun
maturities
x/xx
Noun
mausoleum
xx/x
Noun
me
/
Noun
meetings
/x
Noun
memories
/xx
Noun
minimise
/xx
Verb
minimize
/xx
Verb
moderate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
moments
/x
Noun
monitor
/xx
Verb, Noun
motionless
/xx
Adjective
mourn
/
Verb, Noun
move
/
Verb, Noun
multiplication
xxx/x
Noun
multiply
/xx
Verb, Adverb, Noun
nave
/
Noun
new york
//
Name, Name
news
/
Noun, Verb
newspaper
/xx
Noun, Verb
nights
/
Adverb
none
/
Noun, Adverb
not
/
Adverb, Noun
nurture
/x
Verb, Noun
observe
x/
Verb, Noun
occasions
x/x
Noun
occurrences
x/xx
Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
often
/x
Adverb, Adjective
ongoing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
opportunities
xx/xx
Noun
outpatient
/xx
Noun, Adjective
outs
/
Noun
overhaul
/xx
Noun, Verb
oversee
/xx
Verb
own
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
paper
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
parts
/
Noun
patronage
/xx
Noun, Verb
pay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
perform
x/
Verb
periods
/xx
Noun
permit
x/
Verb, Noun
perpetuate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
persevere
xx/
Verb
persist
x/
Verb
phases
/x
Noun
piers
/
Noun
pillars
/x
Noun
places
/x
Noun
plays
/
Verb, Noun
points
/
Noun
popes
/
Noun
posts
/
Noun
preclude
x/
Verb
preparatory
x/xxx
Adjective
prepared
x/
Adjective
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
preserves
x/
Noun
press
/
Noun, Verb
prevent
x/
Verb
proceed
x/
Verb
product
/x
Noun, Verb
prohibit
x/x
Verb
project
/x
Noun, Verb
prop
/
Noun, Verb
prosecute
/xx
Verb
protect
x/
Verb
provide
x/
Verb
punches
/x
Noun, Verb
pursue
x/
Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
put in
/x
Phrase, Verb
rain out
//
Phrase, Verb
raised
/
Adjective
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
record
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
recoup
x/
Verb
recurrent
x/x
Adjective
reduce
x/
Verb
refectory
x/xx
Noun
references
/xxx
Noun
refrain
x/
Verb, Noun
refuse
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
regularly
/xxx
Adverb
reigns
/
Noun, Verb
remains
x/
Noun
remember
x/x
Verb
repeats
x/
Verb, Noun
repetitions
xx/x
Noun
reservations
xx/x
Noun
reserve
x/
Noun, Verb
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
respond
x/
Verb, Noun
rest
/
Noun, Verb
restrain
x/
Verb
restrict
x/
Verb, Adjective
retains
x/
Verb
retention
x/x
Noun
reverent
/xx
Adjective
review
x/
Noun, Verb
ride
/
Noun, Verb
rimes
/
Noun
risen
/x
Adjective, Noun
rounds
/
Noun
routine
x/
Adjective, Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
run on
//
Phrase, Verb
safe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
safeguard
/x
Verb, Noun
satisfy
/xx
Verb
save
/
Verb, Noun
schedules
/x
Noun
score
/
Noun, Verb
seasons
/x
Verb
secret
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
secure
x/
Verb, Adjective
selections
x/x
Noun
selfish
/x
Adjective
sell
/
Verb, Noun
sessions
/x
Noun
shots
/
Noun
showings
/x
Noun
shut
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
shut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
sighs
/
Noun, Verb
sit
/
Verb, Noun
site
/
Noun, Verb
sitter
/x
Noun
situations
xx/x
Noun
sky
/
Noun, Verb
skyward
/x
Adverb, Adjective
slots
/
Noun, Verb
slugs
/
Noun
sometimes
x/
Adverb, Adjective
speakers
/x
Noun
speeches
/x
Noun
spells
/
Noun
sprouted
/x
Adjective
square
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
stabilize
/xx
Verb
stabs
/
Verb
stages
/x
Noun
stair
/
Noun
stand
/
Verb, Noun
statements
/x
Noun
stays
/
Noun
steal
/
Verb, Noun
stick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stop
/
Verb, Noun
store
/
Noun, Verb
stow
/
Name, Verb
stronghold
/x
Noun
subsistence
x/x
Noun
support
x/
Noun, Verb
suppress
x/
Verb
survive
x/
Verb
sustain
x/
Verb, Noun
sustenance
/xx
Noun
swing
/
Noun, Verb
take
/
Verb, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
temps
/
Noun
ten
/
Noun
terms
/
Noun
testing
/x
Noun, Adjective
thames
/
Name
that
/
Adverb, Noun
things
/
Noun
think
/
Verb, Noun
this
/
Adverb, Noun
timeframe
/x
Noun
timelines
/x
Noun
timeliness
/xx
Noun
timescales
/x
Noun
timetables
/xx
Noun
timings
/x
Noun
tours
/
Noun
towers
/x
Noun
track
/
Noun, Verb
trial
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
trips
/
Noun
turn
/
Verb, Noun
typhoon
x/
Noun, Verb
uncommonly
x/xx
Adverb
undertake
/xx
Verb, Noun
units
/x
Noun
unseeing
x/x
Adjective
update
x/
Noun, Verb
uphold
x/
Verb, Noun
ups
/
Noun, Verb
upwards
/x
Adverb
visits
/x
Noun, Verb
wait
/
Verb, Noun
want
/
Verb, Noun
warden
/x
Noun, Verb
wary
/x
Adjective
wash out
//
Phrase, Verb
watch
/
Verb, Noun
wear
/
Verb, Noun
weather
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
when
/
Adverb, Noun
win
/
Verb, Noun
windows
/x
Noun
wish
/
Verb, Noun
withhold
x/
Verb, Noun
yawns
/
Noun, Verb
yean
/
Verb
years
/
Noun
your
/
zone
/
Noun, Verb