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abandon
x/x
Verb, Noun
abolish
x/x
Verb
abolition
xx/x
Noun
abort
x/
Verb, Noun
abutment
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Noun
accession
x/x
Noun, Verb
accomplish
x/x
Verb
account
x/
Noun, Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
activation
xx/x
Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjourn
x/
Verb
adjournment
x/x
Noun
advent
/x
Noun, Verb
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
aftermath
/xx
Noun
aimed
/
Adjective
allow
x/
Verb
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
alpha
/x
Noun, Adjective
alum
/x
Noun, Verb
another
x/x
Verb
aperture
/xx
Noun
area
/xx
Noun
arrest
x/
Noun, Verb
arrival
x/x
Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
attached
x/
Adjective
attack
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
authority
x/xx
Noun
ax
/
Noun, Verb
axe
/
Noun, Verb
axial
/xx
Adjective, Noun
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backend
x/
Noun
bag
/
Noun, Verb
basal
/x
Adjective, Noun
based
/
Verb, Adjective
baseline
/x
Noun, Verb
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
basis
/x
Noun
beachhead
/x
Noun
becoming
x/x
Noun, Adjective
began
x/
Verb
beginner
x/x
Noun
beginnings
x/x
Noun
behalf
x/
Noun
birth
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
birthplace
/x
Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bitter end
/x/
Phrase, Noun
blip
/
Noun, Verb
bony
/x
Adjective, Noun
boot
/
Noun, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
boundary
/xx
Noun
bourne
/
Name
bout
/
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
break off
//
Phrase, Verb
break up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
bring
/
Verb
bulge
/
Noun, Verb
buoys
/x
Noun, Verb
butt
/
Noun, Verb
casus belli
xx/x
Phrase, Noun
ceased
/
Verb
cessation
x/x
Noun
chapeau
//
Noun
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
climax
/x
Noun, Verb
close out
//
Phrase, Verb
closed
/
Adjective
closeout
/x
Noun
closure
/x
Noun
cloture
/x
Noun, Verb
clump
/
Noun, Verb
coda
/x
Noun
combination
xx/x
Noun
come out
//
Phrase, Verb
comer
/x
Noun
commenced
x/
Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
completed
x/x
Adjective
completion
x/x
Noun
compliant
x/x
Adjective
conception
x/x
Noun
concluded
x/x
Adjective
conclusion
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
connoisseur
xx/
Noun
constitution
xx/x
Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
corrective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
count
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
cradle
/x
Noun, Verb
cranial
/x
Adjective
creation
x/x
Noun
crumpled
/x
Adjective
culminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
culmination
xx/x
Noun
curb
/
Noun, Verb
cusp
/
Noun, Verb
cut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
date
/
Noun, Verb
dawn
/
Noun, Verb
deadline
/x
Noun, Verb
deadlock
/x
Noun, Verb
death
/
Noun
debut
x/
Noun, Verb
decide
x/
Verb
decommissioning
xx/xx
Noun
definitive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
defuse
x/
Verb
delete
x/
Verb, Noun
deletion
x/x
Noun
demise
x/
Noun, Verb
departing
x/x
Adjective, Noun
departure
x/x
Noun
derivation
xx/x
Noun
design
x/
Noun, Verb
desist
x/
Verb
destination
xx/x
Noun
destruction
x/x
Noun
die hard
//
Phrase, Verb
direction
x/x
Noun
disappear
xx/
Verb
disappearance
xx/x
Noun
discontinuance
xx/xx
Noun
discontinuation
xxxx/x
Noun
dispel
x/
Verb, Noun
dissolve
x/
Verb, Noun
doom
/
Noun, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
duan
/
Name
dying
/x
Adjective, Noun
earliest
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
edge
/
Noun, Verb
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
egress
x/
Noun, Verb
elapse
x/
Verb
elementary
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
elimination
xxx/x
Noun
embarking
x/x
Noun
emergence
x/x
Noun
emerging
x/x
Adjective, Noun
enable
x/x
Verb
end up
//
Phrase, Verb
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
ended
/x
Adjective
endgame
/x
Noun, Adjective
endpoint
/x
Noun, Verb
ensure
x/
Verb
ent
/
Noun, Verb
entering
/xx
Noun
entrance
/x
Noun, Verb
entry
/x
Noun
epilogue
/xx
Noun, Verb
eradicate
x/xx
Verb
eruption
x/x
Noun
establishment
x/xx
Noun
eve
/
Noun
eventual
x/xx
Adjective
example
x/x
Noun, Verb
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
expiration
xx/x
Noun
expired
x/
Adjective
expiry
x/x
Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extinguish
x/x
Verb
extreme
x/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
extremity
x/xx
Noun
fact
/
Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fee
/
Noun, Verb
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
fence
/
Noun, Verb
fetch up
//
Phrase, Verb
fin
/
Noun, Verb
final
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
finale
x/x
Noun
finality
x/xx
Noun
finalized
/xx
Verb
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
finesse
x/
Noun, Verb
finis
/x
Noun
finished
/x
Adjective
finite
/x
Adjective, Noun
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
floor
/
Noun, Verb
following
/xx
Adjective, Noun
forerunner
/xx
Noun
fork
/
Noun, Verb
formation
x/x
Noun
foundation
x/x
Noun
founding
/x
Noun, Adjective
fountainhead
/xx
Noun
from
/
Noun
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fund
/
Noun, Verb
gala
/x
Noun, Adjective
gale
/
Noun, Verb
genesis
/xx
Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
git
x
Verb, Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
goal
/
Noun, Verb
growth
/
Noun
half
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hand
/
Noun, Verb
happen
/x
Verb, Adverb
harbinger
/xx
Noun, Verb
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
headwaters
/xx
Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
hindquarters
/xx
Noun
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
hunk
/
Noun
idea
x/x
Noun
illustration
xx/x
Noun
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
inauguration
xxx/x
Noun
inception
x/x
Noun
incipient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
indented
xxx
Adjective
infancy
/xx
Noun
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
initiated
x/xxx
Verb
initiation
xxx/x
Noun
initiative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
installation
xx/x
Noun
installing
x/x
Noun
installment
x/x
Noun
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
institution
xx/x
Noun
integrated
/xxx
Adjective
intended
x/x
Adjective, Noun
intent
x/
Noun, Adjective
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
internet
/xx
Noun, Verb
interrupt
xx/
Verb, Noun
interviewer
/xxx
Noun
introduction
xx/x
Noun
introductory
xx/xx
Adjective
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
judgment
/x
Noun
junior
/x
Adjective, Noun
kickoff
/x
Noun
kill
/
Verb, Noun
land up
//
Phrase, Verb
landing
/x
Noun
lapse
/
Noun, Verb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
latch
/
Noun, Verb
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
latter
/x
Adjective
launched
/
Adjective
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lead off
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
leave
/
Verb, Noun
letter
/x
Noun, Verb
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lift
/
Verb, Noun
likenesses
/xx
Noun
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
line
/
Noun, Verb
lock
/
Noun, Verb
lug
/
Noun, Verb
magnetic pole
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
make
/
Verb, Noun
margin
/x
Noun, Verb
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
maturity
x/xx
Noun
meaning
/x
Noun, Adjective
meta
/x
Noun, Adjective
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mind
/
Noun, Verb
moment
/x
Noun
month
/
Noun
moving in
/xx
Phrase, Noun
multimedia
xx/xx
Noun, Adjective
nail down
//
Phrase, Verb
new
/
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
newbie
/x
Noun
night
/
Noun, Verb
novice
/x
Noun
object
/x
Noun, Verb
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
occupation
xx/x
Noun
occupying
/xxx
Verb, Adjective
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
offset
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
omen
/x
Noun, Verb
onset
/x
Noun, Verb
onward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
optic
/x
Adjective, Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
organisation
xxx/x
Noun
organization
xxx/x
Noun
origin
/xx
Noun
original
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
originate
x/xx
Verb
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outbreak
/x
Noun, Verb
outcome
/x
Noun
outgrowth
/x
Noun
outset
/x
Noun, Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
overcome
/xx
Verb, Noun
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
pass away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
payday
/x
Noun
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
piece
/
Noun, Verb
place of origin
///xx
Phrase, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
pole
/
Noun, Verb
portion
/x
Noun, Verb
preamble
x/x
Noun, Verb
prelude
/x
Noun, Verb
primary
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
primer
/x
Noun, Adjective
principle
/xx
Noun, Verb
process
/x
Noun, Verb
prong
/
Noun, Verb
prospect
/x
Noun, Verb
provenance
/xx
Noun, Verb
provide
x/
Verb
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
pursuit
x/
Noun
pushover
/xx
Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
quash
/
Verb
quell
/
Verb, Noun
quit
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
raise
/
Verb, Noun
range
/
Noun, Verb
reach
/
Verb, Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
receipt
x/
Noun, Verb
recess
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
remainder
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
remnant
/x
Noun, Adjective
remote
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
removal
x/x
Noun
remove
x/
Verb, Noun
resolve
x/
Verb, Noun
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
rest
/
Noun, Verb
result
x/
Noun, Verb
resumption
x/x
Noun
reverse
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
revolving
x/x
Adjective, Noun
rookie
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
root
/
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
run short
//
Phrase, Verb
sake
/
Noun
scrap
/
Noun, Verb
scratch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
scrum
/
Noun, Verb
seal
/
Noun, Verb
search
/
Noun, Verb
seed
/
Noun, Verb
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
separation
xx/x
Noun
set about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
set out
//
Phrase, Verb
settle
/x
Verb, Noun
severance
/xx
Noun
shrewd
/
Adjective
shut
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
shutdown
/x
Noun
shutter
/x
Noun, Verb
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
sliver
/x
Noun, Verb
slope
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
slot
/
Noun, Verb
smell
/
Noun, Verb
snip
/
Noun, Verb
solution
x/x
Noun, Verb
source
/
Noun, Verb
speck
/
Noun, Verb
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
spring
/
Noun, Verb
spur
/
Noun, Verb
stage
/
Noun, Verb
stamp out
//
Phrase, Verb
standalone
/x/
Noun, Adjective
start out
//
Phrase, Verb
started
/x
Verb
starter
/x
Noun
starting point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
startup
/x
Noun
stem
/
Noun, Verb
stoppage
/x
Noun
stopped
/
Adjective
stretch
/
Noun, Verb
sunset
/x
Noun, Verb
suppress
x/
Verb
suppression
x/x
Noun
suspend
x/
Verb
suspension
x/x
Noun
syllable
/xx
Noun, Verb
tail
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tail end
//
Phrase, Noun
taking
/x
Adjective, Noun
target
/x
Noun, Verb
task
/
Noun, Verb
tenet
/x
Noun
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
terminal
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
terminated
/xxx
Adjective
termination
xx/x
Noun
terminus
/xx
Noun
terminus a quo
/xxx/
Phrase, Noun
terminus ad quem
/xxxx
Phrase, Noun
testimonial
xx/xx
Noun, Adjective
thin
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
threshold
/x
Noun
time
/
Noun, Verb
tip
/
Noun, Verb
title
/x
Noun, Verb
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
trailing
/x
Adjective, Noun
train
/
Noun, Verb
turn
/
Verb, Noun
turn out
//
Phrase, Verb
ultimate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
undertake
/xx
Verb, Noun
undoing
x/x
Noun
unveiling
x/x
Noun
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
use
/
Noun, Verb
vanish
/x
Verb, Noun
vein
/
Noun, Verb
verge
/
Noun, Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
weekend
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
wellhead
/x
Noun
wellspring
/x
Noun
why
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
wind up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
windup
/x
Adjective, Noun
wing
/
Noun, Verb
witty
/x
Adjective, Noun
word
/
Noun, Verb
year
/
Noun
zero
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb