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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| take a breath | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| breathe a sigh of relief | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| breathe easy | //x | Phrase, Verb | 
| take it easy | ///x | Phrase, Verb | 
| give someone a break | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| break a sweat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| cool it | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| keep a cool head | /x// | Phrase, Verb | 
| toke | / | Noun | 
| blow off steam | /// | Phrase, Verb | 
| sit back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| smoke like a chimney | //x/x | Phrase, Verb | 
| take a dump | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| take to heart | /// | Phrase, Verb | 
| bear with | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| take a bath | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| take a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| bite the dust | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| hang tight | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| take something in stride | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| rest easy | //x | Phrase, Verb | 
| take a leak | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| dig in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| take a walk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| take a load off | /x// | Phrase, Verb | 
| sit tight | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| chow down | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| clear the air | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| crack a smile | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| take delight in | /x/x | Phrase, Verb | 
| take a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| press the panic button | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb | 
| find oneself | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| take flight | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| hang on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| sniff | / | Noun | 
| burst into tears | /x// | Phrase, Verb | 
| step back | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun | 
| hunker down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| throat | / | Noun | 
| hold on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| hit the hay | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| play it cool | /// | Phrase, Verb | 
| take the plunge | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| take a bow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| blow off | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| ahem | /x | Name | 
| do a slow burn | /xxx | Phrase, Verb | 
| take one day at a time | ////x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| blow | / | Noun | 
| come to | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| take a whiz | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| take a hike | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun | 
| bong | / | Noun | 
| snuff | / | Noun | 
| crack up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective | 
| shotgun | /x | Noun | 
| feel the pinch | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| strike a blow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| come on strong | //x | Phrase, Verb | 
| come to terms with | //// | Phrase, Verb | 
| take time out | /// | Phrase, Verb | 
| dive in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| scare the life out of | /x/// | Phrase, Verb | 
| take a joke | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| make a move | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| take stock | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| lighten up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| have a seat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| wake up and smell the coffee | ////x/x | Phrase, Verb | 
| let rip | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| come through | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| sit on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| feel for | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| abduct | x/ | Verb | 
| abide | x/ | Verb | 
| absorb | x/ | Verb | 
| abstain | x/ | Verb | 
| abstract | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| abstruse | x/ | Adjective | 
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective | 
| abyss | x/ | Noun | 
| abyssal | x/x | Adjective | 
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| accommodate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| accompany | x/xx | Verb | 
| accomplish | x/x | Verb | 
| achieve | x/ | Verb | 
| acquire | x/x | Verb | 
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| address | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| adhere | x/ | Verb | 
| admit | x/ | Verb | 
| adopt | x/ | Verb | 
| adoption | x/x | Noun | 
| adversarial | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| affect | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| afford | x/ | Verb | 
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| agonistic | /x/x | Adjective | 
| agree | x/ | Verb | 
| aim | / | Noun, Verb | 
| air | / | Noun, Verb | 
| aisles | / | Verb | 
| ake | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| alcohol | /xx | Noun | 
| alive | x/ | Adjective | 
| allow | x/ | Verb | 
| annex | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| apply | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| approve | x/ | Verb | 
| ardently | /xx | Adverb | 
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| arrange | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| arrive | x/ | Verb | 
| artful | /x | Adjective | 
| ask | / | Verb, Noun | 
| aspirate | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| assign | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| assume | x/ | Verb | 
| attach | x/ | Verb | 
| attend | x/ | Verb | 
| attention | x/x | Noun | 
| audit | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| avail | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| avalanche | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb | 
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| bag | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bail out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| bale out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| basket | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bass | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| be | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| beacon | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| become | x/ | Verb | 
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| believe | x/ | Verb | 
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| ben | / | Name, Adverb, Adjective | 
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| bias | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| bin | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| blast | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blissful | /x | Adjective | 
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| boost | / | Verb, Noun | 
| booze | / | Noun, Verb | 
| borrow | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| bottomless | /xx | Adjective | 
| breadth | / | Noun | 
| break | / | Verb, Noun | 
| breathe | / | Verb | 
| breather | /x | Noun | 
| breathing space | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| breathing spell | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| breeze | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bright | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| bring | / | Verb | 
| bring back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| brother | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| brush | / | Noun, Verb | 
| build | / | Verb, Noun | 
| bur | / | Noun | 
| burl | / | Noun, Verb | 
| burning | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| burr | / | Name, Verb | 
| burst | / | Verb, Noun | 
| businesslike | /xx | Adjective | 
| buy | / | Verb, Noun | 
| call for | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| call in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| cancel | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| capacity | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| capitalize | /xxx | Verb | 
| capture | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| care | / | Noun, Verb | 
| careful | /x | Adjective | 
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| cash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| cast off | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| catch | / | Verb, Noun | 
| cause | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cave | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cavern | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| channel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| charge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| charter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| chip away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| choke | / | Verb, Noun | 
| choose | / | Verb, Noun | 
| church | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cite | / | Verb, Noun | 
| claim | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| clear away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| clear off | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| clear up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| clutch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| collect | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| collegial | x/xx | Adjective | 
| colorful | /xx | Adjective | 
| come | / | Verb, Noun | 
| commence | x/ | Verb | 
| commit | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| comply | x/ | Verb | 
| comprehend | xx/ | Verb | 
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| con | / | Noun, Verb | 
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| confiscate | /xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| conflictual | x/xx | Adjective | 
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| conquer | /x | Verb | 
| consider | x/x | Verb | 
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| constructive | x/x | Adjective | 
| consume | x/ | Verb | 
| contain | x/ | Verb | 
| contemplate | /xx | Verb | 
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| continue | x/x | Verb, Noun | 
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| contribute | x/x | Verb | 
| convene | x/ | Verb | 
| convey | x/ | Verb | 
| cooperative | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| cope | / | Verb, Noun | 
| cost | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| cream | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| cream off | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| create | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| cross | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| crumb | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cry for | // | Phrase, Verb | 
