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absolute
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Adjective, Noun
accident
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Noun, Adjective
accomplished
x/x
Adjective
additional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
adversary
/xxx
Noun
afflict
x/
Verb
affliction
x/x
Noun
afraid
x/
Adjective
again
x/
Adverb
aggravation
xx/x
Noun
agitate
/xx
Verb
ail
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
aim
/
Noun, Verb
air
/
Noun, Verb
albeit
x/x
ale
/
Noun
alive
x/
Adjective
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
alright
x/
Adverb, Adjective
although
x/
anger
/x
Noun, Verb
anguish
/x
Noun, Verb
annoy
x/
Verb, Noun
annoyance
x/x
Noun
antithesis
x/xx
Noun
anxiety
x/xx
Noun
any
/x
Adverb
anyone
/xx
Adverb
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
anyway
/xx
Adverb
anywhere
/xx
Adverb, Noun
arrow
/x
Noun, Verb
aught
/
Noun, Adverb, Verb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bad luck
//
Phrase, Noun
batch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
beset
x/
Verb
besides
x/
Adverb
better
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
biscuit
/x
Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blank
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
blaze
/
Noun, Verb
boiler
/x
Noun
bore
/
Verb, Noun
boredom
/x
Noun
bother
/x
Verb, Noun
bounce
/
Verb, Noun
bow
/
Noun, Verb
brawl
/
Noun, Verb
break out
//
Phrase, Verb
breakdown
/x
Noun
bugger all
/x/
Phrase, Noun
bur
/
Noun
cabbage
/x
Noun, Verb
calamity
x/xx
Noun
can
/
Verb, Noun
candle
/x
Noun, Verb
card
/
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
chore
/
Noun, Verb
chorus
/x
Noun, Verb
cipher
/x
Noun, Verb
clean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
cleverer
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Adjective
closer
/x
Adjective, Noun
cloudy
/x
Adjective
coffee
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
conflict
/x
Noun, Verb
confusion
x/x
Noun
cool
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
cop
/
Noun, Verb
corn
/
Noun, Verb
costume
x/
Noun, Verb
crap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
creed
/
Noun, Verb
crime
/
Noun, Verb
crisis
/x
Noun
curriculum
x/xx
Noun
cypher
/x
Noun, Verb
dad
/
Noun, Verb
damage
/x
Noun, Verb
damn
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
danger
/x
Noun, Verb
dare
/
Verb, Noun
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
death
/
Noun
despite
x/
Noun, Verb
detour
x/
Noun, Verb
diagram
/xx
Noun, Verb
dictionary
/xxx
Noun, Verb
difference
/xx
Noun, Verb
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
difficulties
/xxx
Noun
dilemma
x/x
Noun
disadvantage
xx/x
Noun, Verb
discomfort
x/x
Noun, Verb
discord
/x
Noun, 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
documentary
xx/xx
Noun, Adjective
does
/
Adjective
double
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
doubtless
/x
Adverb, Adjective
dozens
/x
Noun
drama
/x
Noun
drawback
/x
Noun
dread
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
drip
/
Noun, Verb
droll
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
drug
/
Noun, Verb
dysfunction
x/x
Noun, Verb
easy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
editor
/xx
Noun
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
either
/x
Adverb
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
embarrassment
x/xx
Noun
empty
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
entanglement
x/xx
Noun
erupt
x/
Verb
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
everyone
/xx
Noun
everything
/xx
Noun
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
exasperation
xxx/x
Noun
except
x/
Verb
excite
x/
Verb
excluding
x/x
Verb
extra
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
failure
/x
Noun
fatigue
x/
Noun, Verb
fault
/
Noun, Verb
fight
/
Verb, Noun
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
fix
/
Verb, Noun
flan
/
Noun, Verb
forgetful
x/x
Adjective
fortnight
/x
Noun
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
furthermore
/xx
Adverb
fuss
/
Noun, Verb
garbage
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
glitch
/
Noun, Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
goal
/
Noun, Verb
goose egg
//
Phrase, Noun
greater
/x
Adjective
grief
/
Noun, Verb
grieved
/
Adjective
hander
/x
Noun
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hardship
/x
Noun, Verb
harm
/
Noun, Verb
hassle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hazard
/x
Noun, Verb
headache
/x
Noun
heartache
/x
Noun
hell
/
Noun, Adverb, Verb
help
/
Verb, Noun
henceforth
//
Adverb
hereafter
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
hey
/
Name
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hitch
/
Noun, Verb
holds
/
Verb
however
x/x
Adverb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hustle
/x
Noun, Verb
idiot
/xx
Noun, Adjective
ill
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
impairment
x/x
Noun
impediment
x/xx
Noun
inaction
x/x
Noun
inconvenience
xx/x
Noun, Verb
indeed
x/
Adverb
indifferent
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
instead
x/
Adverb
interference
xx/x
Noun, Verb
interrupt
xx/
Verb, Noun
irreligious
xx/x
Adjective
irritate
/xx
Verb
irritation
xx/x
Noun
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
jam
/
Noun, Verb
jeopardy
/xx
Noun, Verb
joe
/
Name
jolly
/x
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
jumpy
/x
Adjective
junk
/
Noun, Verb
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
kicker
/x
Noun
l
x
Noun, Adjective
ladle
/x
Noun, Verb
law
/
Noun, Verb
lazy
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
least
/
Adverb, Noun
lie
/
Verb, Noun
longer
/x
Noun
look
/
Verb, Noun
lot
/
Noun, Verb
lurch
/
Noun, Verb
mais
/
Noun
maize
/
Noun
makes
/
Verb
mal
/
Noun
malfunction
x/x
Noun, Verb
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
may
/
Verb, Noun
maybe
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
mayhem
/x
Noun, Verb
meaningless
/xx
Adjective
meanwhile
/x
Adverb, Noun
medial
/xx
Adjective, Noun
merely
/x
Adverb
mess
/
Noun, Verb
messy
/x
Adjective
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mischief
/x
Noun, Verb
misery
/xx
Noun
misfortune
x/x
Noun
moreover
x/x
Adverb
most
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
mud
/
Noun, Verb
must
/
Verb, Noun
mut
x
Name
nada
/x
Noun
naught
/
Noun
never
/x
Adverb
nevertheless
xxx/
Adverb
nicest
/x
Adjective
nick
/
Name, Verb
nil
/
Noun
nix
/
Name, Verb
nobody
/xx
Noun
noise
/
Noun, Verb
none
/
Noun, Adverb
nonetheless
xx/
Adverb
nonexistence
xx/x
Noun
nonsense
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
nope
/
Noun, Verb
nor
/
Noun
not
/
Adverb, Noun
nothingness
/xx
Noun
nought
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
nowhere
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
nuisance
/x
Noun
null
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
only
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
onslaught
/x
Noun
outage
/x
Noun
outrage
/x
Noun, Verb
outset
/x
Noun, Verb
pain
/
Noun, Verb
parent
/x
Noun, Verb
peanuts
/x
Noun
penalty
/xx
Noun
perdition
x/x
Noun
peril
/x
Noun, Verb
person
/x
Noun, Verb
perturb
x/
Verb
pickle
/x
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
plight
/
Noun, Verb
plus
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
police
x/
Noun, Verb
poo
/
Noun, Verb
poop
/
Noun, Verb
posture
/x
Noun, Verb
predicament
x/xx
Noun
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
problematic
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
provided
x/x
Verb
punishment
/xx
Noun
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
put out
//
Phrase, Adjective, Verb, Noun
question
/x
Noun, Verb
quiet
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
rather
/x
Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun
real
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
riot
/x
Noun, Verb
risk
/
Noun, Verb
risky
/x
Adjective
room
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
rouse
/
Verb, Noun
rub
/
Verb, Noun
ruckus
/x
Noun
rumble
/x
Noun, Verb
sad
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
sake
/
Noun
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
scandal
/x
Noun, Verb
scrape
/
Verb, Noun
scratch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
sedition
x/x
Noun
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
serve
/
Verb, Noun
shooting
/x
Noun, Adjective
shower
/x
Noun, Verb
silence
/x
Noun, Verb
silent
/x
Adjective, Noun
simply
/x
Adverb
single
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
snag
/
Noun, Verb
somebody
/xx
Noun
someone
/x
Noun
something
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
sometimes
x/
Adverb, Adjective
sonnet
/x
Noun, Verb
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
sore
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
sorrow
/x
Noun, Verb
sorry
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
space
/
Noun, Verb
spot
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
squat
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
still
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
strife
/
Noun
struggle
/x
Noun, Verb
stupid
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
super
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
sure
/
Adjective, Adverb
surely
/x
Adverb
syllable
/xx
Noun, Verb
symptom
/x
Noun
tasteless
/x
Adjective
tell
/
Verb, Noun
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
termite
/x
Noun, Verb
than
/
Adverb, Noun
then
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
there
/
Adverb, Noun
they
/
Noun
thing
/
Noun, Verb
though
/
Adverb
threat
/
Noun, Verb
tile
/
Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
together
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
tomorrow
x/x
Noun, Adverb
torment
/x
Noun, Verb
trash
/
Noun, Verb
troubled
/x
Adjective
troublemaker
/xxx
Noun
troubleshooting
/xxx
Noun
turbulence
/xx
Noun
turmoil
/x
Noun, Verb
unbelieving
xx/x
Adjective
unfortunately
x/xxx
Adverb
unless
x/
Adverb
unpleasantness
x/xx
Noun
unrest
x/
Noun
upheaval
x/x
Noun
uproar
/x
Noun, Verb
upset
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
useless
/x
Adjective
vacuum
/x
Noun, Verb
vain
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
vis
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
void
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
want
/
Verb, Noun
were
x
Noun
what
/
Adverb, Noun
when
/
Adverb, Noun
whereas
x/
Adverb, Noun
while
/
Noun, Verb
whilst
/
Adverb
why
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
wind
/
Noun, Verb
wing
/
Noun, Verb
with
/
Adverb, Noun
without
x/
Adverb
woe
/
Noun, Adjective
word
/
Noun, Verb
work
/
Noun, Verb
worries
/x
Noun, Verb
worthless
/x
Adjective
wrong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
yeah
/
Noun
yes
/
Name, Verb
yet
/
Adverb, Verb, Noun
zero
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
zip
/
Noun, Verb