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abide
x/
Verb, Verb
absorption
x/x
Noun
accent
x/
Noun, Verb
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
account
x/
Noun, Verb
acquaintance
x/x
Noun
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adhere
x/
Verb
adsorbate
/xx
Noun
advocate
/xx
Noun, Verb
afford
x/
Verb
aid
/
Noun, Verb
alert
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
align
x/
Verb
allowable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
angle
/x
Noun, Verb
appear
x/
Verb
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
approval
x/x
Noun
are
/
Noun
areal
/xx
Adjective
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
army
/x
Noun
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arousal
x/x
Noun
array
x/
Noun, Verb
ask
/
Verb, Noun
assault
x/
Noun, Verb
assemblage
x/x
Noun
assert
x/
Verb, Noun
assistance
x/x
Noun
astride
x/
Adverb
atmospheric
xx/x
Adjective
attaché
x/
Noun
attack
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
attend
x/
Verb
attentional
x/xx
Adjective
attentive
x/x
Adjective
attitude
/xx
Noun, Verb
aware
x/
Adjective, Verb
babysitting
/xxx
Noun
band
/
Noun, Verb
bandstand
/x
Noun
bar
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
basis
/x
Noun
bastion
/x
Noun, Verb
battle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bear up
//
Phrase, Verb
become
x/
Verb
bench
/
Noun, Verb
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
beware
x/
Verb
bier
/
Noun
blame
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bleachers
/x
Adjective
blinkered
/x
Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blurred
/
Adjective
blurry
/x
Adjective
booth
/
Noun
bouquet
x/
Noun
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bracket
/x
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
brief
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
broadcast
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
brook
/
Noun, Verb
buy
/
Verb, Noun
call
/
Verb, Noun
capacity
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
care
/
Noun, Verb
careful
/x
Adjective
caregiving
/xx
Noun
careless
/x
Adjective
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cater
/x
Verb, Noun, Adverb
caution
/x
Noun, Verb
cautious
/x
Adjective
charge
/
Noun, Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
childcare
/x
Noun
circumspection
xx/x
Noun
classroom
/x
Noun
close
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
cognizance
/xx
Noun
colonization
xxx/x
Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
compete
x/
Verb
con
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
concentrate
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
concentration
xx/x
Noun
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
conn
/
Noun, Verb
conscious
/x
Adjective, Noun
consciousness
/xx
Noun
considerate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
contention
x/x
Noun
continue
x/x
Verb, Noun
cope
/
Verb, Noun
cost
/
Noun, Verb
coverage
/xx
Noun
credence
/x
Noun, Verb
crutch
/
Noun, Verb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
defend
x/
Verb
deference
/xx
Noun
delicately
/xxx
Adverb
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
diligence
/xx
Noun
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
discipline
/xx
Noun, Verb
discredit
x/x
Verb, Noun
dwell
/
Verb, Noun
ear
/
Noun, Verb
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
emphasis
/xx
Noun
endure
x/
Verb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
eye
/
Noun, Verb
eyeball
/x
Noun, Verb
face
/
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
fade
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
faith healing
//x
Phrase, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
familiarity
xx/xx
Noun
feet
/
Noun
fend
/
Verb, Noun
fight
/
Verb, Noun
fill
/
Verb, Noun
first aid
//
Phrase, Noun
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
foothold
/x
Noun
fore
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
forest
/x
Noun, Verb
form
/
Noun, Verb
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gaze
/
Noun, Verb
gazebo
x/x
Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
grab
/
Verb, Noun
grandstand
/x
Noun, Verb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
grove
/
Noun, Verb
habitation
xx/x
Noun
hairdressing
/xx
Noun
hamper
/x
Verb, Noun
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
handrail
/x
Noun
hang
/
Verb, Noun
have
/
Verb, Noun
heading
/x
Noun
heed
/
Verb, Noun
helm
/
Noun, Verb
hinder
/x
Verb, Adjective, Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
holder
/x
Noun
housing
/x
Noun
ignore
x/
Verb
impede
x/
Verb
importance
x/x
Noun
inattention
xx/x
Noun
incoming
/xx
Adjective, Noun
incubation
xx/x
Noun
incur
x/
Verb
insist
x/
Verb
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
interfere
xx/
Verb
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
kiosk
/x
Noun
knowledge
/x
Noun, Verb
lectern
/x
Noun
leg
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
lie
/
Verb, Noun
lift
/
Verb, Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
line
/
Noun, Verb
listen
/x
Verb, Noun
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
livery
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
location
x/x
Noun
lock
/
Noun, Verb
look
/
Verb, Noun
lookout
/x
Noun
love
/
Noun, Verb
maintain
x/
Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
manicure
/xx
Noun, Verb
martyrdom
/xx
Noun
meeting
/x
Noun
memory
/xx
Noun
mention
/x
Verb, Noun
merida
x/x
Name
mind
/
Noun, Verb
music stand
/x/
Phrase, Noun
mérida
/x
Name
newsstand
/x
Noun
nominate
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
note
/
Noun, Verb
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
nursing
/x
Noun, Adjective
nurturing
/xx
Adjective
observance
x/x
Noun
observation
xx/x
Noun
observe
x/
Verb, Noun
obstruct
x/
Verb
occur
x/
Verb
odium
/xx
Noun
offish
/x
Adjective
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
opinion
x/x
Noun, Verb
oppose
x/
Verb
opposition
xx/x
Noun
overcome
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
paid
/
Adjective
parcel
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
parking
/x
Noun
participate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
pedestal
/xx
Noun, Verb
persevere
xx/
Verb
persist
x/
Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
platform
/x
Noun, Verb
please
/
Verb, Adverb
point
/
Noun, Verb
point of view
///
Phrase, Noun
policy
/xx
Noun, Verb
population
xx/x
Noun
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
posture
/x
Noun, Verb
preoccupation
xxx/x
Noun
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
prevent
x/
Verb
priority
x/xx
Noun
profile
/x
Noun, Verb
prominence
/xx
Noun
provision
x/x
Noun, Verb
pruning
/x
Noun
publicity
x/xx
Noun
pull
/
Verb, Noun
push
/
Verb, Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
put up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
rack
/
Noun, Verb
radio
/xx
Noun, Verb
raise
/
Verb, Noun
ramp
/
Noun, Verb
recognition
xx/x
Noun
reference
/xx
Noun, Verb
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
relent
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
relevance
/xx
Noun
remain
x/
Verb, Noun
remainder
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
remark
x/
Noun, Verb
repelling
x/x
Noun
replace
x/
Verb
represent
xx/
Verb
repulsion
x/x
Noun
resist
x/
Verb, Noun
resistance
x/x
Noun
resolutions
xx/x
Noun
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
response
x/
Noun
rest
/
Noun, Verb
retain
x/
Verb, Noun
rise
/
Noun, Verb
roll
/
Noun, Verb
rostrum
/x
Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
sake
/
Noun
salute
x/
Noun, Verb
scaffolding
/xx
Noun
scrutiny
/xx
Noun, Verb
sensitivity
xx/xx
Noun
services
/xx
Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
settle
/x
Verb, Noun
settlement
/xx
Noun
shoulder
/x
Noun, Verb
show
/
Verb, Noun
shut
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
sight
/
Noun, Verb
significance
x/xx
Noun
sit
/
Verb, Noun
sit out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
site
/
Noun, Verb
situation
xx/x
Noun
skid
/
Noun, Verb
slant
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
snack
/
Noun, Verb
soften
/x
Verb
span
/
Noun, Verb
speak
/
Verb, Noun
spice rack
//
Phrase, Noun
spit
/
Verb, Noun
spotlight
/x
Noun, Verb
stage
/
Noun, Verb
stall
/
Noun, Verb
stance
/
Noun, Verb
stand back
//
Phrase, Verb
stand for
//
Phrase, Verb
stand up
//
Phrase, Verb
standoff
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
standpoint
/x
Noun
standstill
/x
Noun
state
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
station
/x
Noun, Verb
status
/x
Noun
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
steady
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
steal
/
Verb, Noun
stick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
still
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
stomach
/x
Noun, Verb
stool
/
Noun, Verb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
straight
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
stress
/
Noun, Verb
submit
x/
Verb
subscribe
x/
Verb
suffer
/x
Verb
support
x/
Noun, Verb
survive
x/
Verb
suspended
x/x
Adjective
sustain
x/
Verb, Noun
swallow
/x
Verb, Noun
take
/
Verb, Noun
take a joke
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take lying down
//x/
Phrase, Verb
tall
/
Adjective, Noun
teacher
/x
Noun
tending
/x
Noun
terminal
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
terminus
/xx
Noun
testify
/xx
Verb
testimony
/xxx
Noun
thought
/
Noun
thoughtfulness
/xx
Noun
tie
/
Noun, Verb
tiller
/x
Noun, Verb
tolerate
/xx
Verb
tom
/
Name, Verb
treatment
/x
Noun
tribune
/x
Name
tripod
/x
Noun, Verb
turn
/
Verb, Noun
uncompensated
x/xxx
Adjective
undergo
xx/
Verb
understand
xx/
Verb
undivided
xx/x
Adjective
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
uphold
x/
Verb, Noun
upright
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
viewpoint
/x
Noun
vigilance
/xx
Noun
vigilant
/xx
Adjective
visibility
xx/xx
Noun
voice
/
Noun, Verb
vote
/
Noun, Verb
wait
/
Verb, Noun
walk
/
Verb, Noun
warning
/x
Noun
wary
/x
Adjective, Verb
watch
/
Verb, Noun
watchfulness
/xx
Noun
weight
/
Noun, Verb
welfare
/x
Noun, Verb
wheel
/
Noun, Verb
whoa
/
Verb
whoops
/
Verb
wish
/
Verb, Noun
withstand
x/
Verb
yield
/
Noun, Verb