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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| ask for trouble | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| pick a fight | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| ask for it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hassle | /x | Noun |
| come to blows | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| pick | / | Verb |
| raise red flags | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| kick up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get it on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone a hard time | //xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut up rough | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| rub up the wrong way | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| ruffle some feathers | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep a close watch | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| find out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take the trouble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| up the ante | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep an eye on | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| make a nuisance of oneself | /x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| walk into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lie in wait | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a spanner in the works | /x/xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kick off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| kick up a fuss | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| kick over the traces | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| get on someone's case | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go out of one's way | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| put out feelers | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| bring on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| raise a stink | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's guard up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| duke it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| start in on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| feel the heat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| have it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make waves | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stick one's nose in | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| be riding for a fall | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| chase down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| step out of line | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| get someone's dander up | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go at it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| mix it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| twist the knife | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slug it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| have a go | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mess around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| batten down the hatches | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's eyes open | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| run interference | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| mind out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play with fire | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| look over one's shoulder | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| tread lightly | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| watch out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come after | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| play up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| meet | / | Verb |
| bring up short | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| carry on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| pull up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| step on someone's toes | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the streets | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's eyes peeled | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw down the gauntlet | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| lash out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| muck around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get in on the act | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grasp the nettle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| face up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| catch someone's eye | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drag | / | Noun |
| throw a fit | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| screw around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| goof | / | Noun |
| put a hurt on | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pick a quarrel | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| tip one's hand | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| accident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| admire | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| adopt | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| adversary | /xxx | Noun |
| afflict | x/ | Verb |
| affliction | x/x | Noun |
| against | x/ | Noun |
| aggravation | xx/x | Noun |
| agitate | /xx | Verb |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| ail | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| aim | / | Noun, Verb |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| alike | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| allure | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| analyse | xx/ | Verb |
| analysing | /xxx | Verb |
| analysis | x/xx | Noun |
| analyze | /xx | Verb |
| anger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anguish | /x | Noun, Verb |
| annoy | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| annoyance | x/x | Noun |
| anticipate | x/xx | Verb |
| anxiety | x/xx | Noun |
| anyway | /xx | Adverb |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| are | / | Noun |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| arrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aspire | x/ | Verb |
| assess | x/ | Verb |
| at | / | Noun, Adjective |
| attempt | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| attend | x/ | Verb |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| attuned | x/ | Adjective |
| await | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| bad luck | // | Phrase, Noun |
| beam | / | Noun, Verb |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| behold | x/ | Verb |
| being | /x | Noun |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| ben | / | Name, Adverb, Adjective |
| beset | x/ | Verb |
| beware | x/ | Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bin | / | Noun, Verb |
| biscuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blaze | / | Noun, Verb |
| boiler | /x | Noun |
| bore | / | Verb, Noun |
| boredom | /x | Noun |
| bother | /x | Verb, Noun |
| bow | / | Noun, Verb |
| brawl | / | Noun, Verb |
| break out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| browse | / | Noun, Verb |
| bugging | /x | Noun |
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| candle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| card | / | Noun, Verb |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| carpet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| casino | x/x | Noun |
| catalogue | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| chair | / | Noun, Verb |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| chore | / | Noun, Verb |
| cloudy | /x | Adjective |
| coffee | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| concentrate | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| concern | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| conflict | /x | Noun, Verb |
| confront | x/ | Verb |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| consider | x/x | Verb |
| consideration | xxx/x | Noun |
| consult | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| contemplate | /xx | Verb |
| cop | / | Noun, Verb |
| costume | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| count | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| creed | / | Noun, Verb |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| curriculum | x/xx | Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| damage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| danger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| death | / | Noun |
| determine | x/x | Verb |
| detour | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| diagram | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dictionary | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| difference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| difficulties | /xxx | Noun |
| dig | / | Verb, Noun |
| dilemma | x/x | Noun |
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| discomfort | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| discord | /x | Noun, Verb |
| discuss | x/ | Verb |
| disease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disharmony | x/xx | Noun |
| disorder | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| disquiet | x/x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| disruption | x/x | Noun |
| distract | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disturb | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| disturbance | x/x | Noun |
| divert | x/ | Verb |
| documentary | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| drawback | /x | Noun |
| drug | / | Noun, Verb |
| dude | / | Noun, Verb |
| dwell | / | Verb, Noun |
| dysfunction | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| easy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| eavesdropping | /xx | Noun |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| embarrassment | x/xx | Noun |
| ensure | x/ | Verb |
| entanglement | x/xx | Noun |
| envisage | x/x | Verb |
| erupt | x/ | Verb |
| evaluate | x/xx | Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| evil eye | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| examination | xxx/x | Noun |
| examine | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| exasperation | xxx/x | Noun |
| excite | x/ | Verb |
| expect | x/ | Verb |
| explore | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| eye | / | Noun, Verb |
| eyeball | /x | Noun, Verb |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| fatigue | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| feel | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| fetch | / | Verb, Noun |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| find | / | Verb, Noun |
| fix | / | Verb, Noun |
| flavor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| foresight | /x | Noun |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| frown | / | Noun, Verb |
| fuss | / | Noun, Verb |
| gaby | /x | Name |
