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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| retreat | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| recede | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| withdraw | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| adjourn | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| draw back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go to bed | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to sleep | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the hay | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the sack | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| rise | / | Noun, Noun |
| retirement | x/xx | Noun |
| resign | x/ | Verb |
| quit | / | Verb |
| relocate | x/x | Verb |
| emigrate | /xx | Verb |
| reinvest | xx/ | Verb |
| downsize | /x | Verb |
| leave | / | Verb |
| vacate | /x | Verb |
| move | / | Noun |
| retiree | x// | Noun |
| rejoin | x/ | Verb |
| come | / | Verb |
| return | x/ | Noun |
| forced | / | Verb |
| abdicate | /xx | Verb |
| remarry | x/x | Verb |
| disband | x/ | Verb |
| stay | / | Verb |
| marry | /x | Verb |
| outlive | x/ | Verb |
| invest | x/ | Noun |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| migrate | /x | Verb |
| continue | x/x | Verb |
| postpone | x/ | Verb |
| pursue | x/ | Verb |
| live | / | Verb |
| recuperate | x/xx | Verb |
| relinquish | x/x | Verb |
| prematurely | xx/x | Adverb |
| liquidate | /xx | Verb |
| join | / | Verb |
| flee | / | Verb |
| defer | x/ | Verb |
| hire | /x | Noun |
| spend | / | Verb |
| gone | / | Verb |
| forgo | x/ | Verb |
| voluntarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| elected | x/x | Verb |
| decide | x/ | Verb |
| relax | x/ | Verb |
| intend | x/ | Verb |
| hang | / | Verb |
| discontinue | xx/x | Verb |
| someday | /x | Adverb |
| sabbatical | x/xx | Noun |
| renounce | x/ | Verb |
| retrain | x/ | Verb |
| yearn | / | Verb |
| settle | /x | Verb |
| start | / | Noun |
| resurrect | xx/ | Verb |
| ready | /x | Adjective |
| persuaded | x/x | Verb |
| slated | /x | Verb |
| vacation | x/x | Noun |
| reassigned | xx/ | Verb |
| replace | x/ | Verb |
| bring | / | Verb |
| recover | x/x | Verb |
| take | / | Verb |
| renovate | /xx | Verb |
| put out to pasture | ///xx | Phrase, Verb |
| stand down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lay off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| lay up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| draw off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rest | / | Noun |
| step aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cease | / | Noun |
| leave off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stop | / | Noun |
| shrink | / | Verb |
| give up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| run out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| ship out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come to an end | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| terminate | /xx | Verb |
| term | / | Noun |
| desist | x/ | Verb |
| move out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| wear out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| exit | /x | Noun |
| take down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| grind to a halt | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| sit out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| retract | x/ | Verb |
| idle | /x | Adjective |
| punch out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| take off | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| shut down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rest up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sequester | x/x | Noun |
| fall away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| burn out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| turn away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wind down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dry up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bring to an end | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| remit | x/ | Noun |
| cut out | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| close down | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| scrap | / | Noun |
| call off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pause | / | Noun |
| get out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| expire | x/ | Verb |
| give up the ghost | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| retard | x/ | Verb |
| come to a stop | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| break off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pull the plug | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| live out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| shut up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| break down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| collapse | x/ | Noun |
| break | / | Noun |
| give out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lie by | // | Phrase, Verb |
| draw up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stop over | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| shut off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| spell | / | Noun |
| perish | /x | Verb |
| shut | / | Verb |
| depart | x/ | Verb |
| turn off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| unmolested | xx/x | Adjective |
| boomers | /x | Noun |
| undefeated | xx/x | Adjective |
| greenbacks | /x | Noun |
| early | /x | Adjective |
| five | / | Adjective |
| abodes | x/ | Noun |
| nunnery | /xx | Noun |
| compulsorily | x/xxx | Adverb |
| discomfited | x/xx | Verb |
| gracefully | /xx | Adverb |
| peaceably | /xx | Adverb |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| back down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| back off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| back up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| battlefield | /xx | Noun |
| bed down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bow out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cancel | /x | Verb, Noun |
| chicken out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| ebb | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| fold | / | Noun, Verb |
| get up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| inwards | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| march on | // | Name, Verb |
| move on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pass on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pensionable | /xxx | Adjective |
| progress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pull | / | Verb, Noun |
| pull out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| reform | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| reimburse | xx/ | Verb |
| remove | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| repay | x/ | Verb |
| reside | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ret | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| retrograde | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| revoke | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| seclusion | x/x | Noun |
| sleep | / | Noun, Verb |
| withdrawal | x/x | Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
