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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| risk one's neck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| live on the edge | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's life | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stick one's neck out | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| play with fire | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a gamble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take someone's life | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run for one's life | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| tempt fate | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw caution to the wind | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give one's all | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's chances | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| play it safe | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| gamble | /x | Noun |
| push it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| roll the dice | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| chance one's arm | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| scare someone to death | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| scare the life out of | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| fool with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| save someone's skin | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| save someone's bacon | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| dare | / | Verb |
| push one's luck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stop at nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| hang by a thread | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grasp the nettle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go to great lengths | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| put a gun to someone's head | /x///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's guard up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| chance | / | Noun |
| take the plunge | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pay dearly | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw to the wolves | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kill | / | Verb |
| fall on one's sword | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| break one's neck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| press one's luck | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| end one's life | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| call someone's bluff | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| be riding for a fall | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bell the cat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sign one's own death warrant | /////x | Phrase, Verb |
| dig one's own grave | x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| burn one's boats | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go out of one's way | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| hot dog | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| plunge | / | Noun |
| shed blood | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold a gun to someone's head | /x///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's own life | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| go the distance | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| put to the test | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| err on the side of caution | //x///x | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's lumps | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the trouble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| live it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| ask for trouble | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's foot in it | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| daredevil | /xx | Noun |
| cut one's own throat | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| run through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| meet one's doom | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| pull the trigger | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| look over one's shoulder | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| knock oneself out | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot oneself in the foot | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a dive | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bend over backwards | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot | / | Noun |
| save the day | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lose his head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| have one's work cut out for one | /////// | Phrase, Verb |
| put to the sword | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| feel the pinch | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bounce | / | Noun |
| get what's coming to one | ///x// | Phrase, Verb |
| ride shotgun | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot one's mouth off | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| live a little | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| commit suicide | x//xx | Phrase, Verb |
| tie oneself in knots | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| die hard | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dodge a bullet | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| abusing | x/x | Verb |
| accident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| activities | x/xx | Noun |
| adulthood | x/x | Noun |
| advantaged | x/x | Adjective |
| adventure | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| adventurous | x/xx | Adjective |
| affairs | x/ | Noun |
| affords | x/ | Verb |
| afterlife | /xx | Noun |
| age | / | Noun, Verb |
| alacrity | x/xx | Noun |
| alive | x/ | Adjective |
| always | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| anima | /xx | Noun |
| animation | xx/x | Noun |
| appendage | x/x | Noun |
| arena | x/x | Noun |
| arm | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| assessment | x/x | Noun |
| autobiography | xxx/xx | Noun |
| autonomy | x/xx | Noun |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| avoidant | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| being | /x | Noun |
| belle | / | Name |
| biography | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| biologic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| biological | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| biology | x/xx | Noun |
| birth | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| blade | / | Noun, Verb |
| borderline | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| branch | / | Noun, Verb |
| bread | / | Noun, Verb |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bulbar | /x | Adjective |
| bulimic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| buoyancy | /xx | Noun |
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb |
| career | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| carpet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clavicle | /xx | Noun |
| climb | / | Verb, Noun |
| coexistence | xx/x | Noun |
| comparable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| compromise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| concern | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| consciousness | /xx | Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| contralateral | /x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| contrived | x/ | Adjective |
| copulation | /x/x | Noun |
| cost | / | Noun, Verb |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| crisis | /x | Noun |
| crus | x | Noun |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cycle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| daily | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Name, Verb |
| danger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| death | / | Noun |
| debate | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| delicacy | /xxx | Noun |
| delinquent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| demeanor | x/x | Noun |
| demise | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| depletion | x/x | Noun |
| derives | x/ | Verb |
| detriment | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| disability | xx/xx | Noun |
| disable | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| discussion | x/x | Noun |
| dispute | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| durability | xx/xx | Noun |
| duration | //x | Noun |
| elan | /x | Noun |
| endanger | x/x | Verb |
| endurance | /xx | Noun |
| energy | /xx | Noun |
| enthusiasm | x/xxx | Noun |
| equities | /xx | Noun |
| esprit | x/ | Noun |
| eternal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| eternity | x/xx | Noun |
| eventuality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| existence | x/x | Noun |
| expectancy | x/xx | Noun |
| expense | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| experience | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| expose | x/ | Verb |
| exposure | x/x | Noun |
| extension | x/x | Noun |
| extraocular | xx/xx | Adjective |
| extremities | x/xx | Adjective |
| exuberance | x/xx | Noun |
| eyelid | /x | Noun |
| facial | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| family | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| fate | / | Noun, Verb |
| fauna | /x | Noun |
| fear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| femur | /x | Noun |
| fife | / | Noun, Verb |
| flipper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| flora | /x | Noun |
| force | / | Noun, Verb |
| forearm | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| forelimb | /x | Noun |
| forever | x/x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| gain | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ginger | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| gonna | /x | Verb |
| gravity | /xx | Noun |
| groin | / | Noun, Verb |
| hagiography | xx/xx | Noun |
| han | / | Name |
| handicapped | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| happy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| hardball | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hardship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| harm | / | Noun, Verb |
| hazard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hazardous | /xx | Adjective |
| health | / | Noun |
| hedge | / | Noun, Verb |
| hell | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| hemisphere | /xx | Noun |
| hereafter | x/x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| hie | / | Verb |
| hip | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| history | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| human | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| hurry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hygiene | /x | Noun |
| imperil | x/x | Verb |
| imprisonment | x/xx | Noun |
| incidence | /xx | Noun |
| inconvenience | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| industry | /xx | Noun |
| infection | x/x | Noun |
| injury | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| insurance | x/x | Noun |
| integrity | x/xx | Noun |
| interests | /x | Noun |
| interphalangeal | xxx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ipsilateral | /x/xx | Adjective |
| irrigation | xx/x | Noun |
| jeopardise | /xx | Verb |
| jeopardize | /xx | Verb |
