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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| give in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| succumb | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| yield | / | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| knuckle down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| knuckle | /x | Noun |
| tap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| buckle down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| buckle | /x | Noun |
| bite the bullet | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's nose | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bear up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| suck it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall on one's sword | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| bear down on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hunker down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw under the bus | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sucker | /x | Noun |
| pull in one's horns | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| pull one's weight | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stick one's neck out | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| put up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| bite off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| kick | / | Noun |
| take it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| eat out of someone's hand | ////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang tough | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| put up with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw one's weight behind | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| gang up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dare | / | Verb |
| wimp out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| kiss goodbye | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| buck up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| kick in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| bend over backwards | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's lumps | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand firm | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get under someone's skin | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw up one's hands | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| come to terms with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| jawbone | /x | Noun |
| take something in stride | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's medicine | ///xx | Phrase, Verb |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| knock oneself out | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| take up the gauntlet | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bench | / | Noun |
| rap someone's knuckles | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| work over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| push in | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| draw in one's horns | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| lick | / | Noun |
| take on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| snag | / | Noun |
| bite | / | Noun |
| lend a hand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grit one's teeth | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stick | / | Noun |
| dig in one's heels | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| feel the pinch | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's foot down | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| weigh down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| snooker | /x | Noun |
| grasp the nettle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pull one's own weight | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| chicken out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sink one's teeth into | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pin down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sucker punch | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| break one's neck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| toe the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall in with | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| dig in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| strike in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| strike a bargain | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hang together | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| fall on one's face | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| go in for | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hack | / | Noun |
| lift a finger | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| nail | / | Noun |
| sweat it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| throw one's weight around | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| accordance | x/x | Noun |
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| against | x/ | Noun |
| aged | / | Adjective, Noun |
| aggregate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| amid | x/ | Noun |
| among | x/ | Adverb |
| amongst | x/ | |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| arrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| articulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| australia | x/x | Name |
| authority | x/xx | Noun |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| bed | / | Noun, Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| being | /x | Noun |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bended | /x | Adjective |
| beneath | x/ | Adverb |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| bloody | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| bolt | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brass | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| clavicle | /xx | Noun |
| claw | / | Noun, Verb |
| clenched | / | Adjective |
| club | / | Noun, Verb |
| comatose | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| conditions | x/x | Noun |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| construction | x/x | Noun |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| continuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| covers | /x | Noun |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dans | / | Noun |
| dependent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| deputy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| diminished | x/x | Adjective |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| dis | / | Noun, Verb |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downhill | // | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| during | /x | Noun |
| duster | /x | Noun |
| edited | /xx | Adjective |
| elbow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| electioneering | xxx/x | Noun |
| eventful | x/x | Adjective |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exert | x/ | Verb |
| fewer | /x | Adjective |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| finger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fist | / | Noun, Verb |
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| for | / | Noun |
| framework | /x | Noun |
| freewheeling | /xx | Adjective |
| from | / | Adjective |
| fuse | / | Noun, Verb |
| gladiatorial | /xx/xx | Adjective |
| greece | / | Name |
| grueling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| gruelling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| handle | /x | Verb, Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| held | / | Adjective |
| hinge | / | Noun, Verb |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| increase | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| inter | x/ | Name, Verb |
| into | x/ | Noun |
| juvenile | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| knee | / | Noun, Verb |
| leg | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| lesser | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| lino | /x | Noun |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| lower | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| maximum | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| minimum | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| minus | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| nether | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| object | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ongoing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| onto | /x | Adjective |
| optimum | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ordinance | /xx | Noun |
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| pane | / | Noun, Verb |
| par | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| para | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| peak | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| per | / | Adjective, Noun |
| prong | / | Noun, Verb |
| punch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pursuant | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| re | / | Noun |
| reduced | x/ | Adjective |
| relevant | /xx | Adjective |
| ring | / | Noun, Verb |
| row | / | Noun, Verb |
| sandwich | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| see | / | Verb, Noun |
| shadow | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| sous | / | Noun |
| stair | / | Noun |
| standing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| stave | / | Verb, Noun |
| steering | /x | Noun |
| sub | / | Noun, Verb |
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| subnormal | //x | Adjective, Noun |
| suboptimal | xxxx | Adjective |
| subordinate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| summons | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sun | / | Noun, Verb |
| super | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| supporting | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| swinging | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| than | / | Adverb, Noun |
| that | / | Adverb, Noun |
| the | x | Adverb |
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| throughout | x/ | Adverb |
| thumb | / | Noun, Verb |
| title | /x | Noun, Verb |
| titre | /x | Noun, Verb |
| toe | / | Noun, Verb |
| torque | / | Noun, Verb |
| total | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| towards | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| tumble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| underage | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| underneath | xx/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| underway | xx/ | Adverb, Noun |
| uneconomic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unless | x/ | Adjective |
| upon | x/ | |
| using | /x | Noun |
| via | /x | Noun |
| water | /x | Noun, Verb |
| while | / | Noun, Verb |
| white | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| with | / | Adverb, Noun |
| within | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| without | x/ | Adverb |
