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unlikely
x/x
Adjective
hopefully
/xx
Adverb
perhaps
x/
Adverb
on spec
/x
Phrase, Adverb
haply
/x
Adverb
potentially
x/xx
Adverb
more than likely
///x
Phrase, Adverb
either way
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
be that as it may
/////
Phrase
perchance
x/
Adverb
optimistically
xx/xxx
Adverb
conceivably
x/xx
Adverb
all things considered
//x/x
Phrase, Adverb
hypothetically
xx/xx
Adverb
probably
/xx
Adverb
improbably
x/xx
Adverb
in all probability
x/xx/xx
Phrase, Adverb
so much as
///
Phrase, Adverb
eventually
x/xxx
Adverb
occasionally
x/xxx
Adverb
if nothing else
//x/
Phrase, Adverb
one way or another
///x/x
Phrase, Adverb
howsoever
/x/x
Adverb
at all events
//x/
Phrase, Adverb
anyways
/xx
Noun
presumptively
x/xx
Adverb
uncertainly
x/xx
Adverb
as like as not
////
Phrase, Adverb
tentatively
/xxx
Adverb
happily
/xx
Adverb
supposedly
x/xx
Adverb
ideally
x/x
Adverb
someday
/x
Adverb
in that case
x//
Phrase, Adverb
expectantly
x/xx
Adverb
speculatively
/xxxx
Adverb
more often than not
//x//
Phrase, Adverb
hopelessly
/xx
Adverb
once in a while
/xx/
Phrase, Adverb
alternatively
x/xxx
Adverb
fortunately
/xxx
Adverb
sometimes
x/
Adverb
however
x/x
Adverb
incidentally
xx/xx
Adverb
impossibly
x/xx
Adverb
always
/x
Adverb
hesitatingly
/xxxx
Adverb
uncommonly
x/xx
Adjective
failing that
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
somewhere
/x
Adverb
on and off
///
Phrase, Adverb
doubtless
/x
Adverb
ever
/x
Adverb
anything
/xx
Noun
just the same
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
though
/
Adverb
as it were
//x
Phrase, Adverb
even
/x
Adverb
hesitantly
/xxx
Adverb
providentially
xx/xx
Adverb
incredibly
x/xx
Adverb
dubiously
/xxx
Adverb
as it is
///
Phrase, Adverb
situationally
xx/xxx
Adverb
seldom
/x
Adverb
as they come
///
Phrase, Adverb
somehow
/x
Adverb
up to a point
//x/
Phrase, Adverb
thankfully
/xx
Adverb
relatedly
x/xx
Adverb
putatively
/xxx
Adverb
all but
//
Phrase, Adverb
as it happens
///x
Phrase, Adverb
doubtfully
/xx
Adverb
coincidentally
xxx/xx
Adverb
whatsoever
xx/x
Adverb
unluckily
x/xx
Adverb
abducted
x/x
Adjective
ability
x/xx
Noun
able
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
access
/x
Noun, Verb
accident
/xx
Noun, Adjective
accidental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
actual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
adventitious
/x/x
Adjective
adventure
x/x
Noun, Verb
advisability
xxx/xx
Noun
against
x/
Noun
along
x/
Adverb
antecedent
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
apart
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
appearing
x/x
Noun
appropriateness
x/xxx
Noun
ascent
x/
Noun
aside
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
askew
x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
audience
/xx
Noun
availability
xxx/xx
Noun
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
bad luck
//
Phrase, Noun
before
x/
Adverb
beside
x/
Adverb
bet
/
Verb, Noun
beyond
x/
Adverb, Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blessing
/x
Noun
boon
/
Noun, Adjective
break
/
Verb, Noun
breakout
/x
Noun, Adjective
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
bump
/
Noun, Verb
bumpy
/x
Adjective
busiest
/xx
Adjective
can
/
Verb, Noun
cancel
/x
Verb, Noun
capability
xx/xx
Noun
capacity
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
casual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
chanced
/
Verb
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
clean slate
//
Phrase, Noun
coasts
/
Noun
coincidence
x/xx
Noun
colder
/x
Adjective, Noun
conjunction
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
consequence
/xx
Noun, Verb
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
cooler
/x
Noun
coward
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cutoff
/x
Noun, Adjective
dampened
/x
Verb, Adjective
dance
/
Noun, Verb
danger
/x
Noun, Verb
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
day
/
Noun, Verb
deactivate
x/xx
Verb
decisive
x/x
Adjective
deduction
x/x
Noun
defuse
x/
Verb
departure
x/x
Noun
deselect
xx/
Verb
desirability
xxx/xx
Noun
destiny
/xx
Noun
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
dip
/
Noun, Verb
disable
x/x
Verb, Adjective
disconnect
xx/
Noun, Verb
disconnection
xx/x
Noun
discount
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
disengagement
xx/x
Noun
disturbing
x/x
Adjective
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
driest
/x
Adjective, Noun
drop
/
Noun, Verb
elevated
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
elsewhere
/x
Adverb, Noun
encounter
x/x
Noun, Verb
enviable
/xxx
Adjective
event
x/
Noun, Verb
eventuality
xxx/xx
Noun
everything
/xx
Noun
excluding
x/x
Verb
excuse
x/
Noun, Verb
expectation
xx/x
Noun
expediency
x/xxx
Noun
exterior
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
external
x/x
Adjective, Noun
extinct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
extinction
x/x
Noun
extinguished
x/x
Adjective
facility
x/xx
Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fate
/
Noun, Verb
favor
/x
Noun, Verb
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
feasibility
xx/xx
Noun
fermentation
xx/x
Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
fixed
/
Adjective
fluke
/
Noun, Verb
for
/
Noun
forth
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
fortuitous
x/xx
Adjective
fortunate
/xx
Adjective
fortune
/x
Noun, Verb
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
freeze
/
Noun, Verb
from
/
Verb
gamble
/x
Noun, Verb
gone
/
Adjective
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
guess
/
Verb, Noun
hap
/
Name, Verb
happen
/x
Verb, Adverb
hazard
/x
Noun, Verb
headway
/x
Noun
hearing
/x
Noun, Adjective
her
x
Noun
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hope
/
Noun, Verb
hunting ground
/x/
Phrase, Noun
hypothesis
x/xx
Noun
idea
x/x
Noun
idle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
inactivate
x/xx
Verb
inactive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
infrequent
x/x
Adjective
injury
/xx
Noun, Verb
inoperative
x/xxx
Adjective
joker
/x
Noun
judgement
/x
Noun
judgment
/x
Noun
jump
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
latter
/x
Adjective
lease
/
Noun, Verb
leave
/
Verb, Noun
less
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
likelihood
/xx
Noun
likely
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
liminal
/xx
Adjective
lopsided
//x
Adjective
lost
/
Adjective
lottery
/xx
Noun
luck
/
Noun, Verb
luckily
/xx
Adverb
lucky
/x
Adjective, Noun
luxury
/xx
Noun, Adjective
maybe
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
means
/
Noun
mishap
/x
Noun, Verb
mistake
x/
Noun, Verb
mode
/
Noun
moment
/x
Noun
muffled
/x
Adjective
mute
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun