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abandon
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Verb, Noun
abilities
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Noun
abolish
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Verb
abolition
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Noun
abort
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Verb, Noun
abutment
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Noun
accomplish
x/x
Verb
account
x/
Noun, Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
actions
/x
Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adds
/
Verb
adjourn
x/
Verb
adjournment
x/x
Noun
affordability
xxx/xx
Noun
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
aftermath
/xx
Noun
agency
/xx
Noun
aids
/
Noun, Adjective
aim
/
Noun, Verb
allocations
xx/x
Noun
allows
x/
Verb
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
alternatives
x/xx
Adjective
amounts
x/
Noun, Verb
another
x/x
Verb
antidotes
/xx
Verb
appoints
x/
Verb
approaches
x/x
Noun
appropriations
xxx/x
Noun
area
/xx
Noun
arrangements
x/x
Noun
arrest
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Noun, Verb
arrival
x/x
Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
assets
/x
Noun
assistance
x/x
Noun
assists
x/
Verb, Noun
assumes
x/
Verb
attached
x/
Adjective
authorises
xxxx
Verb
authorizes
/xxx
Verb
avenues
/xx
Verb
averages
/xx
Noun
ax
/
Noun, Verb
axe
/
Noun, Verb
axial
/xx
Adjective, Noun
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backend
x/
Noun
backgrounds
/x
Noun
bag
/
Noun, Verb
bases
/x
Verb
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
behalf
x/
Noun
bias
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bitter end
/x/
Phrase, Noun
blip
/
Noun, Verb
bony
/x
Adjective, Noun
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
brings
/
Noun
bulge
/
Noun, Verb
buoys
/x
Noun, Verb
butt
/
Noun, Verb
calls
/
Verb, Noun
capabilities
xx/xx
Noun
capacities
x/xx
Noun
carries
/x
Verb
cases
/x
Noun
causes
/x
Noun
cease
/
Verb, Noun
cessation
x/x
Noun
chances
/x
Noun
channels
/x
Noun
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
circles
/x
Verb
climax
/x
Noun, Verb
close out
//
Phrase, Verb
closeout
/x
Noun
closes
/x
Verb
closures
/x
Noun
cloture
/x
Noun, Verb
clump
/
Noun, Verb
coda
/x
Noun
come out
//
Phrase, Verb
comer
/x
Noun
comes
/
Noun
commence
x/
Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
completes
x/
Verb, Noun
completion
x/x
Noun
compliant
x/x
Adjective
concludes
x/
Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
conditions
x/x
Noun
conduit
/xx
Noun
confirms
x/
Verb
connection
x/x
Noun
connoisseur
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Noun
connotes
x/
Verb
consists
x/
Verb
constitutes
/xx
Verb
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
conveniences
x/xx
Noun
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
corresponds
xx/
Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
covers
/x
Noun
cranial
/x
Adjective
creates
x/
Verb
crumpled
/x
Adjective
culminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
culmination
xx/x
Noun
curb
/
Noun, Verb
cut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
date
/
Noun, Verb
deadline
/x
Noun, Verb
deadlock
/x
Noun, Verb
death
/
Noun
decide
x/
Verb
decommissioning
xx/xx
Noun
define
x/
Verb, Noun
definitive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
defuse
x/
Verb
delete
x/
Verb, Noun
deletion
x/x
Noun
demands
x/
Noun, Verb
demise
x/
Noun, Verb
demonstrates
/xx
Verb
denotes
x/
Verb, Noun
describes
x/
Verb
deserves
x/
Verb
design
x/
Noun, Verb
designates
/xx
Verb
desist
x/
Verb
destination
xx/x
Noun
destruction
x/x
Noun
deterrents
x/x
Noun
devices
x/x
Noun
die hard
//
Phrase, Verb
dint
/
Noun, Verb
direction
x/x
Noun
disappear
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Verb
disappearance
xx/x
Noun
discontinuance
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Noun
discontinuation
xxxx/x
Noun
dispel
x/
Verb, Noun
dissolve
x/
Verb, Noun
divination
xx/x
Noun
does
/
Noun
doom
/
Noun, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
duan
/
Name
dying
/x
Adjective, Noun
east
/
Name, Adjective, Adverb
edge
/
Noun, Verb
effects
x/
Verb
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
elapse
x/
Verb
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
elimination
xxx/x
Noun
empowered
x/x
Adjective, Noun
enablers
x/x
Noun
enables
x/x
Verb
encompasses
x/xx
Verb
end up
//
Phrase, Verb
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
endgame
/x
Noun, Adjective
endpoints
/x
Noun
ends
/
Noun
ensures
x/
Verb
ent
/
Noun, Verb
entails
x/
Verb
entitles
x/x
Verb
entrance
/x
Noun, Verb
environments
x/xx
Verb
epilogue
/xx
Noun, Verb
equals
/x
Noun
equates
x/
Verb
equipment
x/x
Noun
equipped
x/
Adjective
eradicate
x/xx
Verb
escape
x/
Verb, Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
eventual
x/xx
Adjective
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
expedient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
expiration
xx/x
Noun
expires
x/x
Verb
expiry
x/x
Noun
explains
x/
Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extinguish
x/x
Verb
extremes
x/
Noun
extremity
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Noun
exudes
x/
Verb
facilities
x/xx
Noun
fact
/
Noun
factor
/x
Noun, Verb
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fashion
/x
Noun, Verb
fasten
/x
Verb
fee
/
Noun, Verb
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
fences
/x
Adverb
fetch up
//
Phrase, Verb
fin
/
Noun, Verb
finale
x/x
Noun
finality
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Noun
finalization
/xx/x
Noun
finals
/x
Noun
finances
x/x
Noun
fines
/
Noun
finesse
x/
Noun, Verb
finis
/x
Noun
finishes
/xx
Verb, Noun
finite
/x
Adjective, Noun
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
floor
/
Noun, Verb
follows
/x
Noun
forcing
/x
Noun, Adjective
fork
/
Noun, Verb
format
/x
Noun, Verb
forms
/
Noun
formula
/xx
Noun
framework
/x
Noun
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
funds
/
Noun
gala
/x
Noun, Adjective
gale
/
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
gimmick
/x
Noun, Verb
gives
/
Verb
goal
/
Noun, Verb
goes
/
Noun
grounds
/
Noun
guarantees
xx/
Noun, Verb
guess
/
Verb, Noun
half
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hand
/
Noun, Verb
happen
/x
Verb, Adverb
has
/
Adverb
hears
/
Verb
helps
/
Noun
hindquarters
/xx
Noun
how
/
Adverb, Noun
hunk
/
Noun
identifies
x/xx
Verb
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
implicates
/xx
Verb
implies
x/
Verb
imposes
x/x
Verb
includes
x/
Verb
incurs
x/
Verb
indicates
/xx
Verb
inducements
x/x
Noun
infers
x/
Verb
inputs
/x
Noun
installations
xx/x
Noun
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
instrumentalities
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Noun
instruments
/xx
Noun
integrated
/xxx
Adjective
intends
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Verb
intent
x/
Noun, Adjective
intention
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Noun, Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
intermediary
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Noun, Adjective
intermediate
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
internet
/xx
Noun, Verb
interrupt
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Verb, Noun
involves
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Verb
is
/
Verb, Noun
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
judgment
/x
Noun
justified
/xx
Adjective
kickoff
/x
Noun
kill
/
Verb, Noun
kind
/
Noun, Adjective
land up
//
Phrase, Verb
lanes
/
Noun
lapse
/
Noun, Verb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
latch
/
Noun, Verb
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
latter
/x
Adjective
lead off
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
leads
/
Verb
legitimizes
x/xxx
Verb
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
leverage
/xx
Noun, Verb
levers
/x
Noun
lift
/
Verb, Noun
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
lines
/
Noun
lock
/
Noun, Verb
lug
/
Noun, Verb
machinery
x/xx
Noun
magnetic pole
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
makes
/
Verb
manners
/x
Noun
margin
/x
Noun, Verb
marks
/
Noun
mass
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
maturity
x/xx
Noun
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
measurement
/xx
Noun
measures
/x
Noun
mechanisms
/xxx
Noun
median
/xx
Adjective, Noun
meta
/x
Noun, Adjective
methodological
xxx/xx
Adjective
methodologies
xx/xx
Noun
methods
/x
Noun
mid
/
Noun, Adjective
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
midfield
/x
Noun
midst
/
Noun
milieu
x/
Noun
mind
/
Noun, Verb
modalities
x/xx
Noun
moderate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
modes
/
Noun
monies
/x
Noun
month
/
Noun
motivates
/xx
Verb
multimedia
xx/xx
Noun, Adjective
nail down
//
Phrase, Verb
necessitates
x/xx
Verb
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
object
/x
Noun, Verb
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
obliges
x/x
Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
offers
/x
Noun
offset
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
open sesame
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
opportunities
xx/xx
Noun
optic
/x
Adjective, Noun
options
/x
Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
outcome
/x
Noun
outlets
/x
Noun
outset
/x
Noun, Verb
outweighs
/x
Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
overcome
/xx
Verb, Noun
paraphernalia
xxx/x
Noun
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
pass away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
paths
/
Noun
pathways
/x
Noun
patterns
/x
Noun
payday
/x
Noun
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
piece
/
Noun, Verb
pleas
/
Noun
point
/
Noun, Verb
pole
/
Noun, Verb
portion
/x
Noun, Verb
poses
/x
Verb, Noun
possibilities
xx/xx
Noun
potential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
power
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
practices
/xx
Noun
presents
/x
Noun
preservatives
x/xx
Noun
pressure
/x
Noun, Verb
presumes
x/
Verb
presupposes
xx/x
Verb
procedures
x/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
prong
/
Noun, Verb
propelled
x/
Verb
prospect
/x
Noun, Verb
proves
/
Verb
provides
x/
Verb
purposes
/xx
Noun
purse
/
Noun, Verb
pursuit
x/
Noun
puts
/
Verb
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
recourse
/x
Noun, Verb
refers
x/
Verb
reflects
x/
Verb
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
relates
x/
Verb
remainder
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
remedies
/xx
Noun
remnant
/x
Noun, Adjective
remote
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
removal
x/x
Noun
remove
x/
Verb, Noun
represents
xx/
Verb
requires
x/x
Verb
resolve
x/
Verb, Noun
resort
x/
Noun, Verb
resources
/xx
Noun
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
rest
/
Noun, Verb
results
x/
Verb
reverse
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
revolving
x/x
Adjective, Noun
roads
/
Noun
routes
/
Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
run short
//
Phrase, Verb
safeguards
/x
Noun
sake
/
Noun
salvation
x/x
Noun, Verb
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
says
/
Noun
schemes
/
Noun
scope
/
Noun, Verb
scrap
/
Noun, Verb
seal
/
Noun, Verb
search
/
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
shapes
/
Noun
shows
/
Verb, Noun
shrewd
/
Adjective
shutdown
/x
Noun
shuts
/
Verb, Noun
shutter
/x
Noun, Verb
sides
/
Noun
signals
/x
Noun
significance
x/xx
Noun
signifies
/xx
Verb, Noun
sliver
/x
Noun, Verb
slope
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
slot
/
Noun, Verb
smell
/
Noun, Verb
snip
/
Noun, Verb
solutions
x/x
Verb
sort
/
Noun, Verb
sources
/x
Verb
spells
/
Verb
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
spur
/
Noun, Verb
stamp out
//
Phrase, Verb
standalone
/x/
Noun, Adjective
stands
/
Verb, Noun
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
start out
//
Phrase, Verb
states
/
Noun
steam
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stem
/
Noun, Verb
stepping stone
/x/
Phrase, Noun
steps
/
Noun
stop
/
Verb, Noun
stoppage
/x
Noun
stretch
/
Noun, Verb
styles
/
Noun
substance
/x
Noun, Verb
substantiates
x/xx
Verb
suggests
x/
Verb
sums
/
Noun, Verb
sunset
/x
Noun, Verb
supports
x/
Verb, Noun
supposes
x/x
Verb
suppress
x/
Verb
suppression
x/x
Noun
suspend
x/
Verb
suspension
x/x
Noun
synonym
/xx
Noun
systems
/x
Noun
tactics
/x
Noun
tail
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tail end
//
Phrase, Noun
takes
/
Noun
target
/x
Noun, Verb
task
/
Noun, Verb
techniques
x/
Verb
tells
/
Verb
terminal
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
terminates
/xx
Verb, Noun
termination
xx/x
Noun
terminus
/xx
Noun
terminus ad quem
/xxxx
Phrase, Noun
terms
/
Noun
thanks
/
Noun
therefore
/x
Adverb
thin
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
time
/
Noun, Verb
tip
/
Noun, Verb
title
/x
Noun, Verb
tools
/
Noun
tracks
/
Noun
tract
/
Noun, Verb
trailing
/x
Adjective, Noun
translates
x/
Verb, Noun
transport
x/
Noun, Verb
tricks
/
Noun
turn
/
Verb, Noun
turn out
//
Phrase, Verb
types
/
Noun
ultimate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
underpins
/xx
Verb, Noun
understands
xx/
Verb
undoing
x/x
Noun
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
use
/
Noun, Verb
vanish
/x
Verb, Noun
vectors
/x
Noun
vehicles
/xx
Noun
vein
/
Noun, Verb
venues
/x
Noun
via
/x
Noun
view
/
Noun, Verb
virtue
/x
Noun
voice
/
Noun, Verb
wants
/
Verb
warrants
/x
Noun, Verb
waterways
/xx
Verb
ways
/
Noun
weapon
/x
Noun, Verb
weekend
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
wherewithal
/xx
Noun, Adverb
why
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
wind up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
windup
/x
Adjective, Noun
wings
/
Noun
witty
/x
Adjective, Noun
words
/
Noun
year
/
Noun