Related Words for the buck stops here

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responsibility
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Noun, Noun
accountability
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Noun
terminate
/xx
Verb
buck rogers
//x
Name, Verb
culpability
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Noun
responsible
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Adjective
full stop
//
Phrase, Noun
stop short
//
Phrase, Verb
accountable
x/xx
Adjective
incompetence
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Noun
gross negligence
//xx
Name, Name
disrespectful
xx/x
Adjective
irresponsible
xx/xx
Adjective
negligence
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Noun
termination
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Noun
shutdown
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Noun
criminal negligence
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Phrase, Noun
disqualification
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Noun
authority
x/xx
Noun
bottom line
/x/
Phrase, Noun
intentionally
x/xxx
Adverb
official
x/x
Noun
stop payment
//x
Phrase, Noun
buck naked
//x
Phrase, Adjective
discontinue
xx/x
Verb
fuck off
/x
Phrase, Verb
endangering
x/xx
Verb
finality
x/xx
Noun
unacceptable
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Adjective
originates
x/xx
Verb
stupidity
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Noun
officialdom
x/xx
Noun
shut down
//
Phrase, Verb
disconnection
xx/x
Noun
step down
//
Phrase, Verb
follow through
/x/
Phrase, Verb
scapegoating
/xx
Noun
perpetrator
/xxx
Noun
failure
/x
Noun
dead end
//
Phrase, Noun
hit home
//
Phrase, Verb
blaming
/x
Verb
discontinuance
xx/xx
Noun
breaking point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
username
/xx
Noun
straight up
//
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
ownership
/xx
Noun
douche bag
//
Phrase, Noun
consequences
/xxx
Noun
press charges
//x
Phrase, Verb
concludes
x/
Verb
stop in
/x
Phrase, Verb
last straw
//
Phrase, Noun
close down
/x
Phrase, Verb
cutting off
/x/
Phrase, Noun
authoritative
x/xxx
Adjective
hands off
//
Phrase, Adjective
ineffectiveness
xx/xx
Noun
stoppage
/x
Noun
resignation
xx/x
Noun
incompetent
x/xx
Adjective
take action
//x
Phrase, Verb
explicitly
x/xx
Adverb
cowardice
/xx
Noun
abandons
x/x
Noun
abducted
x/x
Adjective
about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
absences
/xx
Noun
abstracted
/xx
Adjective
abutments
x/x
Noun
accommodated
x/xxx
Verb
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
again
x/
Adverb
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
already
x/x
Adverb
also
/x
Adverb
and
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
animal
/xx
Noun, Adjective
ankara
/xx
Name
antelope
/xx
Noun
anywhere
/xx
Adverb, Noun
applications
xx/x
Noun
are
/
Noun
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arrests
x/
Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
at
/
Noun, Adjective
attendee
x//
Noun
avoids
x/
Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
baby
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
baggage
/x
Noun
ball
/
Noun, Verb
barrel
/x
Noun, Verb
barriers
/xx
Noun
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
becomes
x/
Verb
before
x/
Adverb
beijing
x/
Name
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
bends
/
Noun
better
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
boiled
/
Adjective
bottoms
/x
Noun
braking
/x
Noun
breaks
/
Verb, Noun
bucked
/
Verb
buffers
/x
Noun
bull
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bullet
/x
Noun, Verb
burke
/
Name, Verb
cairo
/x
Name
camel
/x
Noun, Adjective
cancels
/x
Verb
caps
/
Noun
casablanca
xx/x
Name
cash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cease
/
Verb, Noun
ceilings
/x
Noun
cessation
x/x
Noun
chain
/
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
checks
/
Noun, Verb
cherry
/x
Noun, Adjective
chicago
x/x
Name
christianity
xx/xx
Name
clam
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
class
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
closes
/x
Verb
cock
/
Noun, Verb
colombo
x/x
Name
come
/
Verb, Noun
compressing
x/x
Noun
consonant
/xx
Adjective, Noun
cow
/
Noun, Verb
crashes
/x
Verb
dare
/
Verb, Noun
date
/
Noun, Verb
decisions
x/x
Noun
decreases
x/x
Verb, Noun
deer
/
Noun
defy
x/
Verb, Noun
depends
x/
Verb
depot
/x
Noun
detained
x/
Noun
detentions
x/x
Noun
disrupts
x/
Verb
doe
/
Noun, Adverb, Verb
dollar
/x
Noun
dough
/
Noun, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downturns
/x
Noun
drops
/
Verb, Noun
duck
/
Noun, Verb
efforts
/x
Noun
elephant
/xx
Noun
elk
/
Noun
ends
/
Noun
entries
/x
Noun
epilogue
/xx
Noun, Verb
ere
/
Noun, Adverb
expires
x/x
Verb
fails
/
Verb
faith
/
Noun, Adverb
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fault
/
Noun, Verb
finishes
/xx
Verb, Noun
fish
/
Noun, Verb
france
/
Name
freezes
/x
Verb, Noun
germany
/xx
Name
getting
/x
Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
goethe
/x
Name
goings
/x
Noun
goose
/
Noun, Verb
grate
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hampers
/x
Verb, Noun
hangs
/
Verb
hat
/
Noun, Verb
having
/x
Noun, Adjective
hence
/
Adverb, Verb, Noun
hera
/x
Name
hereabouts
/xx
Adverb
hereby
x/
Adverb
herein
x/
Adverb
hereinafter
x//x
Adverb
hey
/
Name
hinders
/x
Noun
hinges
/x
Noun, Verb
hitch
/
Noun, Verb
hither
/x
Adjective, Adverb
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
holidays
/xx
Noun, Adverb
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
hope
/
Noun, Verb
hops
/
Verb
horse
/
Noun, Verb
house
/
Noun, Verb
how
/
Adverb, Noun
hungary
/xx
Name
hurdles
/x
Noun
impedes
x/
Verb, Noun
impediments
x/xx
Noun
indian
/xx
Name, Adjective
inhibits
x/x
Verb
inside
x/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
interruptions
xx/x
Noun
interrupts
xx/
Verb, Noun
investment
x/x
Noun
islets
/x
Noun
it
/
Noun, Adjective
items
/x
Noun
iterations
xx/x
Noun
jerk
/
Noun, Verb
judgements
/x
Noun
judgment
/x
Noun
jumps
/
Noun
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
justice
/x
Noun
keeps
/
Noun
kick
/
Verb, Noun
kiosks
/x
Noun
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
leaves
/
Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
levers
/x
Noun
liability
xx/xx
Noun
lifts
/
Verb, Noun
limpid
/x
Adjective
listen
/x
Verb, Noun
location
x/x
Noun
locks
/
Noun
look
/
Verb, Noun