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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| push on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| move ahead | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| move along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stick to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make headway | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| stay the course | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put one foot in front of the other | ///x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep the ball rolling | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| come on strong | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| push in | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| stick out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| press one's case | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| run on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| carry on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| stay on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| follow one's nose | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go from strength to strength | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| stick by | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| push it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bear down on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| follow through | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| push the right buttons | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| stand firm | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stick with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go all the way | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| force one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| pound the pavement | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get on the stick | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make good time | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get it on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get a move on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| get after | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| step on it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| keep up with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| put the pedal to the metal | /x/x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| pick up the pace | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep pace | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bear up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit one's stride | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bring on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go to town | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make a move | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get off the ground | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's foot down | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| go the distance | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| dig in one's heels | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| knuckle down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| press one's luck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get moving | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| carry off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| carry all before one | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| pull the trigger | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come a long way | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the ground running | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the gas | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get going | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's back into | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rub along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's chin up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| bear with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dig in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| have one's eye on | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| push one's luck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| career | x/ | Noun |
| hop to it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get there | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get busy | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang tough | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stay put | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go a long way | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go about one's business | /x///x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's hand in | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| fight off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stick to one's guns | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the lead | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stand one's ground | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| move on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hunker down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| step forward | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| run at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's best foot forward | /////x | Phrase, Verb |
| burn one's boats | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the plunge | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| strike while the iron is hot | //x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| kick off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come on to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| up the ante | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make one's mark | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hope against hope | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the wall | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rest on one's laurels | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| get behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's eye on the ball | ////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take the initiative | /xx/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| march on | // | Name, Verb |
| beat the clock | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get down to business | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| play on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pull off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cross the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go on one's merry way | ////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| abridged | x/ | Adjective |
| advisory | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| advocate | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| agency | /xx | Noun |
| armoire | /x | Noun |
| bear down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bear on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| beseech | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| bibliographical | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| bid | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bourgeoisie | xx/ | Noun |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| briefer | /x | Noun |
| button | /x | Noun, Verb |
| calender | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| choke | / | Verb, Noun |
| choose | / | Verb, Noun |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| clothes | / | Noun |
| clothes closet | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| columnist | /xx | Noun |
| communication | xxx/x | Noun |
| communiqué | x/// | Noun |
| compact | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| company | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| compress | /x | Verb, Noun |
| compression | x/x | Noun |
| conference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| constrict | x/ | Verb |
| consular | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| continue | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| correspondent | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| coverage | /xx | Noun |
| crowd | / | Noun, Verb |
| crunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| crush | / | Verb, Noun |
| dailies | /x | Noun |
| decompression | xx/x | Noun |
| defunct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| depress | x/ | Verb |
| diaries | /xx | Noun |
| editorial | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| emphasise | /xx | Verb |
| encourage | x/x | Verb |
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| entreat | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| essence | /x | Noun |
| exhort | x/ | Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| formula | /xx | Noun |
| fourth estate | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| fret | / | Verb, Noun |
| gag | / | Noun, Verb |
| government | /xx | Noun |
| grind | / | Verb, Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| honolulu | xx/x | Name |
| hurry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hydraulic press | x/x/ | Name, Name |
| impression | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| index | /x | Noun, Verb |
| india | /xx | Name |
| information | xx/x | Noun |
| insist | x/ | Verb |
| insistence | x/x | Noun |
| install | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| intellectuals | xx/xx | Noun |
| intelligentsia | xxx/xx | Noun |
| iron | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| iron out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| issued | /x | Verb |
| jam | / | Noun, Verb |
| journalism | /xxx | Noun |
| journalist | /xx | Noun |
| journalistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| journals | /x | Adjective |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| keystroke | /x | Noun, Verb |
| kind | / | Noun, Adjective |
| knuckle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| laudatory | /xxx | Adjective |
| liberals | /xx | Noun |
| lobby | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mag | / | Noun, Verb |
| magazine | /xx | Noun |
| maintain | x/ | Verb |
| mash | / | Noun, Verb |
| massachusetts | xx/x | Name |
| media | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| mimeographed | /xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| monte | /x | Name |
| move | / | Verb, Noun |
| news | / | Noun, Verb |
| newsmen | /x | Noun |
| newspaper | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| paper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| paterson | /xx | Name |
| periodicals | xx/xx | Noun |
| persevere | xx/ | Verb |
| persuade | x/ | Verb |
| pinch | / | Noun, Verb |
| pisa | /x | Name |
| police | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| politics | /xx | Noun |
| preach | / | Verb, Noun |
| press corps | // | Phrase, Noun |
| pressed | / | Adjective |
| pressure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pressurised | /xx | Adjective |
| prim | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | |
| printing press | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| prius | /x | Name |
| pry | / | Verb, Noun |
| pub | / | Noun, Verb |
| public | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| publication | xx/x | Noun |
| publicity | x/xx | Noun |
| published | /x | Adjective |
| publisher | /xx | Noun |
| pull | / | Verb, Noun |
| pulsar | /x | Noun |
| pulsation | /xx | Noun |
| pulse | / | Noun, Verb |
| push | / | Verb, Noun |
| raising | /x | Noun |
| release | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| remove | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| reportage | x/x | Noun |
| reporter | x/x | Noun |
| room | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| rub | / | Verb, Noun |
| rush | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| select | x/ | Verb, Name, Adjective |
| snap | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| society | x/xx | Noun |
| speech | / | Noun, Verb |
| squash | / | Noun, Verb |
| squeeze | / | Verb, Noun |
| squelch | / | Verb, Noun |
| strain | / | Noun, Verb |
| stress | / | Noun, Verb |
| support | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| tap | / | Verb, Noun |
| television | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
