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abandon
x/x
Verb, Noun
abort
x/
Verb, Noun
absence
/x
Noun
absolute
/xx
Adjective, Noun
accomplished
x/x
Adjective
achievable
x/xx
Adjective
adieu
x/
Noun
adjournment
x/x
Noun
admission
x/x
Noun
advantage
x/x
Noun, Verb
advertising
/xxx
Noun
advocated
/xxx
Adjective
air
/
Noun, Verb
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
alleged
x/
Adjective
allow for
x//
Phrase, Verb
allowed
x/
Adjective
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
alright
x/
Adverb, Adjective
alter
/x
Verb, Noun
anticipated
x/xxx
Adjective
antithesis
x/xx
Noun
any
/x
Adverb
anyone
/xx
Adverb
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
anywhere
/xx
Adverb, Noun
appreciated
x/xxx
Adjective
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
approval
x/x
Noun
are
/
Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
asked
/
Adjective
attainable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
aught
/
Noun, Adverb, Verb
authorisation
xxx/x
Noun
authorising
/xxx
Verb, Noun
authority
x/xx
Noun
authorization
xxx/x
Noun
authorized
/xx
Adjective
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
bachelor
/xx
Noun
based
/
Verb, Adjective
basis
/x
Noun
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
bequeath
x/
Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blank
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
bolt
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
born
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
break
/
Verb, Noun
break away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bring
/
Verb
bugger all
/x/
Phrase, Noun
bugger off
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bunk
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
buzz off
//
Phrase, Verb
bye
/
Noun, Adjective
cabbage
/x
Noun, Verb
called
/
Adjective
can
/
Verb, Noun
cease
/
Verb, Noun
cede
/
Verb
certification
xxx/x
Noun
change
/
Noun, Verb
charging
/x
Noun
chosen
/x
Adjective, Noun
cipher
/x
Noun, Verb
claimed
/
Verb
clean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
clearance
/x
Noun
cleverer
/xx
Adjective
come
/
Verb, Noun
come in
/x
Phrase, Verb
commencing
x/x
Verb
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
compassionate leave
x/xx/
Phrase, Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
conceivable
x/xx
Adjective
concurrence
x/x
Noun
consent
x/
Noun, Verb
contemplated
/xxx
Verb
cool
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
copyright
/xx
Noun, Verb
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
count
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
counterfeit
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
covered
/x
Adjective
coveted
/xx
Adjective
craved
/
Adjective
cypher
/x
Noun, Verb
dally
/x
Name, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
departed
x/x
Adjective, Noun
departure
x/x
Noun
depend
x/
Verb
desert
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
desirable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
desire
x/x
Noun, Verb
desist
x/
Verb
desolate
/xx
Adjective, Verb
disappear
xx/
Verb
discharged
x/
Adjective
discontinue
xx/x
Verb
discounted
/xx
Adjective
disown
x/
Verb
ditch
/
Noun, Verb
dozens
/x
Noun
droll
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
drop
/
Noun, Verb
drop out
//
Phrase, Verb
dropout
/x
Noun
dump
/
Noun, Verb
editor
/xx
Noun
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
eject
x/
Verb, Noun
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
embarkation
xx/x
Noun
emerge
x/
Verb, Noun
employee
x/x
Noun
empty
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
enable
x/x
Verb
encouraged
x/x
Adjective
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
entitlement
x/xx
Noun
entrust
x/
Verb
envisaged
x/x
Adjective
envisioned
x/x
Adjective
escape
x/
Verb, Noun
evacuate
x/xx
Verb
everyone
/xx
Verb
everything
/xx
Verb
exclude
x/
Verb
excuse
x/
Noun, Verb
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
expected
x/x
Adjective
extricate
/xx
Verb
fail
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fake
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
false
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
falsehood
/x
Noun
farewell
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fault
/
Noun, Verb
favoured
/x
Adjective
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
flan
/
Noun, Verb
flee
/
Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
forego
x/
Verb
foreseen
x/
Verb
forget
x/
Verb, Noun
forgetful
x/x
Adjective
forgo
x/
Verb
forsake
x/
Verb
fortnight
/x
Noun
freedom
/x
Noun
from
/
Noun
furlough
/x
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
get in
/x
Phrase, Verb
get into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
get off
//
Phrase, Verb
get out
//
Phrase, Verb
give
/
Verb, Noun
give up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
goodbye
x/
Noun, Verb
goose egg
//
Phrase, Noun
granting
/x
Noun
grieved
/
Adjective
hand
/
Noun, Verb
have
/
Verb, Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
holiday
/xx
Noun, Verb
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
hoped
/
Verb
hospitalization
xxxx/x
Noun
hui
/x
Name
ideal
x/
Adjective, Noun
idiot
/xx
Noun, Adjective
ignore
x/
Verb
impart
x/
Verb
in demand
xx/
Phrase, Adjective
inaction
x/x
Noun
incentive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
indicated
/xxx
Verb
indifferent
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
indulgence
x/x
Noun, Verb
intake
/x
Noun, Verb
intended
x/x
Adjective, Noun
internship
/xx
Noun
irreligious
xx/x
Adjective
jettison
/xx
Verb, Noun
jolly
/x
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
jumpy
/x
Adjective
junk
/
Noun, Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
lam
/
Noun, Verb
lave
/
Name, Verb
lazy
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lease
/
Noun, Verb
leash
/
Noun, Verb
leave of absence
///x
Phrase, Noun
leaved
/
Adjective, Verb
legalizing
/xxx
Verb, Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
liberty
/xx
Noun
licence
/x
Noun, Verb
licensed
/x
Adjective
lie
/
Verb, Noun
lieu
/
Noun
liked
/
Adjective
linger
/x
Verb, Noun
lot
/
Noun, Verb
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
lurch
/
Noun, Verb
maintain
x/
Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
maternity
x/xx
Noun
meaningless
/xx
Adjective
measured
/x
Adjective
medial
/xx
Adjective, Noun
mind
/
Noun, Verb
molest
x/
Verb
motherhood
/xx
Noun
move
/
Verb, Noun
nada
/x
Noun
naught
/
Noun
needed
/x
Adjective
neglect
x/
Noun, Verb
never
/x
Adverb
nicest
/x
Adjective
nick
/
Name, Verb
nil
/
Noun
nix
/
Name, Verb
nobody
/xx
Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
nonexistence
xx/x
Noun
nope
/
Noun, Verb
nor
/
Noun
not
/
Adverb, Noun
nothingness
/xx
Noun
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
nought
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
nowhere
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
null
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
observed
x/
Verb
occasional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
omit
x/
Verb
onward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
optimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
optimum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outlet
/x
Noun
output
/x
Noun, Verb
outset
/x
Noun, Verb
outta
/x
outward
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
overcome
/xx
Verb, Noun
overtime
/xx
Noun, Adverb, Verb
parole
x/
Noun, Verb
pars
/
Verb
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
parti
/x
Noun
participate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
parties
/x
Noun
pass
/
Verb, Noun
pass on
//
Phrase, Verb
paternity
x/xx
Noun
pay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
peanuts
/x
Noun
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
perm
/
Noun, Verb
permissible
x/xx
Adjective
permission
x/x
Noun, Verb
permitted
x/x
Adjective
persecuted
/xxx
Verb
person
/x
Noun, Verb
phase
/
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
planned
/
Adjective
pop off
//
Phrase, Verb
pop out
//
Phrase, Verb
predetermined
xx/x
Adjective
predictable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
preferred
x/
Adjective, Noun
preparatory
x/xxx
Adjective
prescribed
x/
Adjective
prized
/
Adjective
probable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
probation
x/x
Noun
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
projected
x/x
Adjective
promised
/x
Adjective
prosecuted
/xxx
Verb
provide
x/
Verb
provide for
x//
Phrase
provision
x/x
Noun, Verb
pull
/
Verb, Noun
pull out
//
Phrase, Verb
pursued
x/
Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
quarantine
/xx
Noun, Verb
quiet
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
quit
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
recess
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
referred
x/
Verb
reform
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
refrain
x/
Verb, Noun
release
x/
Noun, Verb
relinquish
x/x
Verb
rely
x/
Verb
remain
x/
Verb, Noun
remember
x/x
Verb
remove
x/
Verb, Noun
renounce
x/
Verb, Noun
reprieve
x/
Noun, Verb
requested
x/x
Adjective
required
x/x
Adjective
researched
x/
Adjective
resign
x/
Verb
rest
/
Noun, Verb
result
x/
Noun, Verb
retain
x/
Verb, Noun
retire
x/
Verb, Noun
retirement
x/xx
Noun
return
x/
Noun, Verb
reward
x/
Noun, Verb
ride off
//
Phrase, Verb
room
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
run away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
run off
//
Phrase, Verb
run out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
sabbatical
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
scram
/
Noun, Verb
scratch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
searched
/
Verb
selected
x/x
Adjective
semester
x/x
Noun
separation
xx/x
Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
set forth
//
Phrase, Verb
set off
//
Phrase, Verb
set out
//
Phrase, Verb
severance
/xx
Noun
sham
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
share
/
Noun, Verb
shore leave
//
Phrase, Noun
shut
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
sick leave
//
Phrase, Noun
silence
/x
Noun, Verb
silent
/x
Adjective, Noun
sittings
/x
Noun
skip
/
Verb, Noun
slip away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
somebody
/xx
Noun
someone
/x
Noun
something
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
sorry
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sortie
/x
Noun, Verb
sought
/
Adjective
space
/
Noun, Verb
splatter
/x
Noun, Verb
split
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
squat
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
start out
//
Phrase, Verb
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
step down
//
Phrase, Verb
step out
//
Phrase, Verb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
strike
/
Noun, Verb
stupid
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
submit
x/
Verb
sucked
/
Verb
suggest
x/
Verb
super
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
surrender
x/x
Noun, Verb
take
/
Verb, Noun
take flight
//
Phrase, Verb
take off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
takings
/x
Noun
targeted
/xx
Adjective
tarry
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
tasteless
/x
Adjective
tell
/
Verb, Noun
terminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
there
/
Adverb, Noun
thing
/
Noun, Verb
throw
/
Verb, Noun
throw in
/x
Phrase, Verb, Noun
throw in the towel
/xx/x
Phrase, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
together
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
tomorrow
x/x
Noun, Adverb
touch
/
Noun, Verb
trash
/
Noun, Verb
travel
/x
Noun, Verb
turn tail
//
Phrase, Verb
unbelieving
xx/x
Adjective
undesired
xx/x
Adjective
undone
x/
Adjective
unlicensed
x/x
Adjective
unwanted
x/x
Adjective, Noun
useless
/x
Adjective
vacate
/x
Verb
vacation
x/x
Noun, Verb
vacuum
/x
Noun, Verb
vain
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
visit
/x
Noun, Verb
void
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
waited
/x
Verb
waive
/
Verb, Noun
walk
/
Verb, Noun
walk out
//
Phrase, Verb
wanted
/x
Adjective
welcomed
/x
Adjective
what
/
Adverb, Noun
widow
/x
Noun, Verb
will
/
Verb, Noun
wind
/
Noun, Verb
wished
/
Verb
withdraw
x/
Verb, Noun
without
x/
Adverb
word
/
Noun, Verb
work
/
Noun, Verb
worthless
/x
Adjective
wrong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
zero
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
zip
/
Noun, Verb