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accrue
x/
Verb, Noun
achievement
x/x
Noun
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
active
/x
Adjective, Noun
activities
x/xx
Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
affairs
x/
Noun
affidavit
xx/x
Noun
affordability
xxx/xx
Noun
again
x/
Adverb
agenda
x/x
Noun
aid
/
Noun, Verb
aim
/
Noun, Verb
allocate
/xx
Verb
announcement
x/x
Noun
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
appointment
x/x
Noun
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
are
/
Noun
area
/xx
Noun
arrival
x/x
Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
article
/xx
Noun, Verb
artwork
/x
Noun
assignment
x/x
Noun
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
assistance
x/x
Noun
assumed
x/
Adjective
attempt
x/
Noun, Verb
attention
x/x
Noun
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backflow
/x
Noun, Verb
background
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
backhand
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
backtrack
/x
Verb, Noun
bank
/
Noun, Verb
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beaver
/x
Noun, Verb
beehive
/x
Noun, Verb
benchmark
/x
Noun, Verb
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
berth
/
Noun, Verb
bill
/
Noun, Verb
biz
/
Noun
book
/
Noun, Verb
boomerang
/xx
Noun, Verb
boring
/x
Adjective, Noun
borrow
/x
Verb, Noun
bounce
/
Verb, Noun
bread
/
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
bring
/
Verb
bring back
//
Phrase, Verb
brokerage
/xx
Noun
bruise
/
Noun, Verb
buckle down
/x/
Phrase, Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
bump
/
Noun, Verb
burden
/x
Noun, Verb
bureau
/x
Noun
business
/x
Noun, Adjective
businessmen
/xx
Noun
busy
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
callback
/x
Noun
called
/
Adjective
care
/
Noun, Verb
career
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
carpenter
/xx
Noun, Verb
central
/x
Adjective, Noun
challenge
/x
Noun, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
chop
/
Noun, Verb
chores
/
Noun
claw
/
Noun, Verb
clerk
/
Noun, Verb
click
/
Verb, Noun
coaching
/x
Noun
collaborate
x/xx
Verb
collection
x/x
Noun
colliery
/xx
Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
come back
//
Phrase, Verb
comeback
/x
Noun, Verb
coming back
/x/
Phrase, Noun
commitment
x/x
Noun
committee
x/x
Noun
compensation
xx/x
Noun
completion
x/x
Noun
composition
xx/x
Noun
concert
/x
Noun, Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
conjunction
x/x
Noun
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
construction
x/x
Noun
consult
x/
Verb, Noun
contract
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
contrast
/x
Noun, Verb
contribute
x/x
Verb
contribution
xx/x
Noun
control
x/
Noun, Verb
controversy
/xxx
Noun
cooper
/x
Name, Verb
cooperate
x/xx
Verb
cooperation
xxx/x
Noun
counterpart
/xx
Noun, Verb
counterparty
/xxx
Noun
counterweight
/xx
Noun, Verb
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cox
/
Name, Verb
craftsmanship
/xx
Noun
creamery
/xx
Noun
crop
/
Noun, Verb
cultivate
/xx
Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cut back
//
Phrase, Verb
dawn
/
Noun, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
decay
x/
Noun, Verb
declaration
xx/x
Noun
dedication
xx/x
Noun
deed
/
Noun, Verb
defer
x/
Verb
delay
x/
Noun, Verb
deliberations
xxx/x
Noun
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
dent
/
Noun, Verb
deport
x/
Verb
deportation
xx/x
Noun
depreciation
xxx/x
Noun
description
x/x
Noun
descriptive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
develop
x/x
Verb
development
x/xx
Noun
devolution
xx/x
Noun
devolve
x/
Verb
dig
/
Verb, Noun
disbursement
x/x
Noun
discarding
x/x
Noun
discharge
x/
Noun, Verb
disclosure
x/x
Noun
discourse
/x
Noun, Verb
discuss
x/
Verb
discussion
x/x
Noun
dismiss
x/
Verb
dismissal
x/x
Noun
dividend
/xx
Noun, Verb
document
/xx
Noun, Verb
doing
/x
Noun
double
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
double back
/x/
Phrase, Verb
drafting
/x
Noun
drawback
/x
Noun
drive
/
Noun, Verb
drudge
/
Noun, Verb
duties
/x
Noun
earn
/
Verb, Noun
earnings
/x
Noun
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
efficiency
x/xx
Noun
efficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
elaboration
xxx/x
Noun
elect
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
election
x/x
Noun
employ
x/
Verb, Noun
employee
x/x
Noun
employment
x/x
Noun
endeavor
x/x
Noun, Verb
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
energy
/xx
Noun
engage
x/
Verb
engagement
x/x
Noun
engineering
/x/x
Noun
enhancement
x/x
Noun
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
enterprise
/xx
Noun, Verb
entry
/x
Noun
equivalent
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
event
x/
Noun, Verb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
exchange
x/
Noun, Verb
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
expel
x/
Verb
experience
x/xx
Noun, Verb
exploit
/x
Verb, Noun
expulsion
x/x
Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
fall into place
/x//
Phrase, Verb
farm
/
Noun, Verb
feedback
/x
Noun, Verb
field
/
Noun, Verb
fieldwork
/x
Noun
fight
/
Verb, Noun
figure out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
filing
/x
Noun
fill
/
Verb, Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
fishery
/xx
Noun
flash back
//
Phrase, Verb
flashback
/x
Noun, Verb
flight
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
flip
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
flow
/
Noun, Verb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
footnote
/x
Noun, Verb
force
/
Noun, Verb
forehand
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
forge
/
Verb, Noun
form
/
Noun, Verb
formalized
/xx
Adjective
forwarding
/xx
Noun
framework
/x
Noun
fun
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
function
/x
Noun, Verb
furnishing
/xx
Noun
gain
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
gathering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
generate
/xx
Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
get across
/x/
Phrase, Verb
get back
//
Phrase, Verb
get through
//
Phrase, Verb
get together
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
getting even
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
gig
/
Noun, Verb
give
/
Verb, Noun
give back
//
Phrase, Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
grading
/x
Noun
grind
/
Verb, Noun
groundwork
/x
Noun
guess
/
Verb, Noun
handicraft
/xx
Noun
handiwork
/xx
Noun
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
handover
/xx
Noun
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hark back
//
Name, Verb, Name
heat
/
Noun, Verb
help
/
Verb, Noun
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
holder
/x
Noun
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
homecoming
/xx
Noun
homework
/x
Noun
horse
/
Noun, Verb
hours
/x
Verb
housekeeping
/xx
Noun
housework
/x
Noun
hump
/
Noun, Verb
idle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
implement
/xx
Verb, Noun
income
/x
Noun
income tax return
/x/x/
Phrase, Noun
incumbent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
indentured
x/x
Adjective, Noun
industrial
x/xx
Adjective, Name
infer
x/
Verb
initiative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
input
/x
Noun, Verb
intake
/x
Noun, Verb
interact
xx/
Verb, Noun
interchange
xx/
Noun, Verb
intern
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
intervention
xx/x
Noun
intro
/x
Noun, Verb
investigating
x/xxx
Noun
involvement
x/x
Noun
ironing
/xx
Noun
ironwork
/xx
Noun
is
/
Verb, Noun
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
its
/
Noun
jedi
/x
Name
job
/
Noun, Verb
join forces
//x
Phrase, Verb
jostle
/x
Verb, Noun
journey
/x
Noun, Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
knead
/
Verb, Noun
knuckle down
/x/
Phrase, Verb
lab
/
Noun
labor
/x
Noun, Verb
laboratory
/xxx
Noun
labour
/x
Noun, Verb
lap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
laundry
/x
Noun
lazy
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
lecture
/x
Noun, Verb
lessons
/x
Verb
lick
/
Verb, Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
literature
/xxx
Noun
lob
/
Noun, Verb
logging
/x
Noun
loose end
//
Phrase, Noun
lost
/
Adjective
mail
/
Noun, Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
make for
//
Phrase, Verb
make over
//x
Phrase, Verb
malfunction
x/x
Noun, Verb
man
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
management
/xx
Noun
mandate
/x
Noun, Verb
march
/
Name, Verb
marche
/
Name
market
/x
Noun, Verb
marketplace
/xx
Noun
masterpiece
/xx
Noun
matching
/x
Noun, Adjective
measures
/x
Noun
meeting
/x
Noun
mentoring
/xx
Noun
mess around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
metalwork
/xx
Noun
minister
/xx
Noun, Verb
mission
/x
Noun, Verb
modus
/x
Noun
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
monkey
/x
Noun, Verb
moonlight
/x
Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
muck around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
multidisciplinary
/x/xxxx
Adjective
narrative
/xx
Noun, Adjective
navigation
/x/x
Noun
new
/
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
notification
xxx/x
Noun
obtain
x/
Verb
occupation
xx/x
Noun
occupy
/xx
Verb, Noun
oeuvre
/x
Noun
office
/x
Noun, Verb
opera
/x
Noun
operate
/xx
Verb
operation
xx/x
Noun
operational
xx/xx
Adjective
opposite
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
organization
xxx/x
Noun
outcome
/x
Noun
output
/x
Noun, Verb
overhead
/x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
overwork
xx/
Noun, Verb
page
/
Noun, Verb
painting
/x
Noun
paper
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
paperwork
/xx
Noun
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
participate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
participation
xxx/x
Noun
partnership
/xx
Noun
party
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pass
/
Verb, Noun
pay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
payback
/x
Noun, Verb
paying back
/x/
Phrase, Noun
payment
/x
Noun
payoff
/x
Noun
payout
/x
Noun
penetrate
/xx
Verb
perform
x/
Verb
performance
x/x
Noun
piece
/
Noun, Verb
piece of work
///
Phrase, Noun
piecework
/x
Noun
pit
/
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
play
/
Verb, Noun
plow
/
Noun, Verb
poa
/x
Name
polishing
/xx
Noun, Adjective
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
post
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
postpone
x/
Verb
potency
/xx
Noun
potter
/x
Noun, Verb
practice
/x
Noun, Verb
practise
/x
Verb, Noun
preparation
xx/x
Noun
prepare
x/
Verb, Noun
printed
/x
Adjective
procedure
x/x
Noun
proceed
x/
Verb
proceedings
x/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
productivity
xx/xx
Noun
profession
x/x
Noun
professional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
profile
/x
Noun, Verb
profit
/x
Noun, Verb
profitability
xxx/xx
Noun
program
/x
Noun, Verb
programme
/x
Noun, Verb
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
project
/x
Noun, Verb
promote
x/
Verb
pronouncement
x/x
Noun
proprietor
x/xx
Noun
protection
x/x
Noun
proving ground
/x/
Phrase, Noun
public service
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
publication
xx/x
Noun
pursue
x/
Verb
push
/
Verb, Noun
putter
/x
Noun, Verb
puzzle out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
quantity
/xx
Noun
rack
/
Noun, Verb
rat
/
Noun, Verb
reactivation
//x/x
Noun
readmission
xx/x
Noun
realization
/x/x
Noun
reappearance
xx/x
Noun
reapply
xxx
Verb
rebate
/x
Noun, Verb
rebound
x/
Noun, Verb
rebuild
x/
Verb, Noun
recall
/x
Verb, Noun
receipt
x/
Noun, Verb
received
x/
Adjective
reciprocate
x/xx
Verb
reciprocation
x/x/x
Noun
reclamation
xx/x
Noun
recommendations
xxx/x
Noun
recommit
x/x
Verb, Noun
reconsider
xx/x
Verb
recover
x/x
Verb, Noun
recoveries
x/xx
Noun
recuperation
xxx/x
Noun
recur
x/
Verb
recursive
x/x
Adjective
redemption
x/x
Noun
reduce
x/
Verb
redux
/x
Noun, Adjective
reenter
x/x
Verb
reentry
x/x
Noun
reestablishment
xx/xx
Noun
refer
x/
Verb, Noun
reference
/xx
Noun, Verb
referral
x/x
Noun
refund
x/
Noun, Verb
regain
x/
Verb, Noun
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
regimented
/xxx
Adjective
regress
/x
Noun, Verb
regression
x/x
Noun
rehabilitate
xx/xx
Verb
reimburse
xx/
Verb
reinstate
xx/
Verb
reintegrate
x/xx
Verb
reintroduction
xxx/x
Noun
reinvest
xx/
Verb
rejoin
x/
Verb
rejoinder
x/x
Noun, Verb
relapse
x/
Noun, Verb
relax
x/
Verb
release
x/
Noun, Verb
relinquishment
x/xx
Noun
relocation
x//x
Noun
remand
x/
Noun, Verb
remission
x/x
Noun, Verb
remit
x/
Noun, Verb
remittance
x/x
Noun
removal
x/x
Noun
remuneration
xxx/x
Noun
render
/x
Verb, Noun
rendition
x/x
Noun, Verb
renege
x/
Verb
renew
x/
Verb, Noun
renewal
x/x
Noun
renovation
xx/x
Noun
rent
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
reopen
x/x
Verb
repairs
x/
Verb
repatriate
x/xx
Verb, Noun
repay
x/
Verb
repeat
x/
Verb, Noun
repetition
xx/x
Noun, Verb
reply
x/
Noun, Verb
report
x/
Noun, Verb
repossession
xx/x
Noun
research
x/
Noun, Verb
reset
x/
Verb, Noun
resettlement
x/xx
Noun
resolve
x/
Verb, Noun
response
x/
Noun
responsibilities
xxx/xx
Noun
rest
/
Noun, Verb
restart
x/
Verb, Noun
restitution
xx/x
Noun
restoration
xx/x
Noun
restore
x/
Verb, Noun
resubmit
xx/
Verb
result
x/
Noun, Verb
resume
x/
Verb, Noun
resumption
x/x
Noun
resurgence
x/x
Noun
retaliation
xxx/x
Noun
retort
/x
Noun, Verb
retour
x/
Noun
retrace
x/
Verb, Noun
retreat
x/
Noun, Verb
retrieval
x/x
Noun
retrieve
x/
Verb, Noun
retro
/x
Adjective, Noun
retrogression
/x/x
Noun
returned
x/
Adjective
reunification
xxxx/x
Noun
revenge
x/
Noun, Verb
revenue
/xx
Noun, Verb
reversal
x/x
Noun, Adjective
reverse
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
reversion
x/x
Noun
revert
x/
Verb, Noun
review
x/
Noun, Verb
revisit
x/x
Verb, Noun
revival
x/x
Noun
revive
x/
Verb
reward
x/
Noun, Verb
rework
x/
Noun, Verb
riddle
/x
Noun, Verb
ride
/
Noun, Verb
riposte
x/
Noun, Verb
role
/
Noun
roll
/
Noun, Verb
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
roundhouse
/x
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
run through
//
Phrase, Verb
runoff
/x
Noun
sailing
/x
Noun, Adjective
sampling
/x
Noun
savings
/x
Noun
scab
/
Noun, Verb
scant
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
school
/
Noun, Verb
seafaring
/xx
Adjective, Noun
search
/
Noun, Verb
seek
/
Verb, Noun
send
/
Verb, Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
service
/x
Noun, Verb
session
/x
Noun, Verb
setback
/x
Noun
shaker
/x
Noun, Adjective
share
/
Noun, Verb
shift
/
Noun, Verb
shining
/x
Adjective, Noun
shipyard
/x
Noun
shop
/
Noun, Verb
shop floor
//
Phrase, Noun
sink in
/x
Phrase, Verb
situation
xx/x
Noun
skipper
/x
Noun, Verb
slave
/
Noun, Verb
sleep
/
Noun, Verb
slip
/
Noun, Verb
slog
/
Noun, Verb
slot
/
Noun, Verb
smash
/
Verb, Noun
smithy
/x
Noun, Verb
social service
/x/x
Name, Name
solve
/
Verb, Noun
specialize
/xx
Verb
spiel
/
Noun, Verb
spot
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
staff
/
Noun, Verb
stagnate
/x
Verb
statement
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
step
/
Noun, Verb
stints
/
Noun
stream
/
Noun, Verb
strike
/
Noun, Verb
strive
/
Verb, Noun
structure
/x
Noun, Verb
studies
/x
Noun
studio
/xx
Noun
stuff
/
Noun, Verb
submit
x/
Verb
substituting
/xxx
Noun
succeed
x/
Verb
success
x/
Noun
supervised
/xx
Adjective
support
x/
Noun, Verb
surgeon
/x
Noun
surrender
x/x
Noun, Verb
sweat
/
Noun, Verb
sweatshop
/x
Noun
sweep
/
Noun, Verb
take
/
Verb, Noun
take back
//
Phrase, Verb
takings
/x
Noun
talk about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
tannery
/xx
Noun
task
/
Noun, Verb
tax
/
Noun, Verb
tax return
/x/
Phrase, Noun
telephone exchange
/xxx/
Phrase, Noun
tending
/x
Noun
testing
/x
Noun, Adjective
the
x
Adverb, Noun
then
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
thing
/
Noun, Verb
throughput
/x
Noun
throwback
/x
Noun
tillage
/x
Noun
time
/
Noun, Verb
tinker
/x
Noun, Verb
tit for tat
///
Phrase, Noun
toil
/
Noun, Verb
tool
/
Noun, Verb
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
trace
/
Noun, Verb
training
/x
Noun
transfer
x/
Noun, Verb
travail
x/
Noun, Verb
travaux
x/
Name, Adjective
treadmill
/x
Noun, Verb
treat
/
Verb, Noun
trip
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trouble
/x
Noun, Verb
try
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
turn
/
Verb, Noun
turn back
//
Phrase, Verb
tutorial
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
undertaking
/xxx
Noun
unemployment
xx/x
Noun
unfinished business
x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
upgrades
x/
Noun, Verb
upturn
x/
Noun, Verb
use
/
Noun, Verb
utilize
/xx
Verb
value
/x
Noun, Verb
vet
/
Noun, Verb
viability
xx/xx
Noun
vocation
x/x
Noun
vocational
x/xx
Adjective
volley
/x
Noun, Verb
volume
/x
Noun, Verb
volunteer
xx/
Noun, Verb
wait
/
Verb, Noun
walk
/
Verb, Noun
warm up
//
Phrase, Verb
wash
/
Verb, Noun
waterworks
/xx
Noun
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
weighted
/x
Adjective
werk
/
Noun, Verb
wicker
/x
Noun, Adjective
withdraw
x/
Verb, Noun
woodwork
/x
Noun, Verb
work at
//
Phrase, Verb
work in progress
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
work on
//
Phrase, Verb
work through
//
Phrase, Verb
workday
/x
Noun, Adjective
worked
/
Adjective
worker
/x
Noun
workforce
/x
Noun
workload
/x
Noun
workmanship
/xx
Noun
workpiece
/x
Noun
workplace
/x
Noun
workshop
/x
Noun, Verb
worksite
/x
Noun
wreak
/
Verb, Noun
yield
/
Noun, Verb
yuck
/
Noun, Verb