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abandonment
x/xx
Noun, Noun
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
activity
x/xx
Noun
addition
x/x
Noun
adjacent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
adventure
x/x
Noun, Verb
against
x/
Verb
ahold
x/
Name, Adverb
aid
/
Noun, Verb
aim
/
Noun, Verb
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
angle
/x
Noun, Verb
applause
x/
Noun
appliance
x/x
Noun
appoint
x/
Verb
area
/xx
Noun
arm
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
aside
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
assignment
x/x
Noun
assistance
x/x
Noun
available
x/xx
Adjective
baby
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
ball
/
Noun, Verb
band
/
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
bat
/
Noun, Verb
bearer
/x
Noun
behalf
x/
Noun
believe
x/
Verb
bet
/
Verb, Noun
beveled
/x
Adjective
bidder
/x
Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
body
/x
Noun, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bras
/
Noun
breast
/
Noun, Verb
brief
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
bunch
/
Noun, Verb
burden
/x
Noun, Verb
business
/x
Noun, Adjective
calligraphy
x/xx
Noun
care
/
Noun, Verb
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
category
/xxx
Noun
caucus
/x
Noun, Verb
cause
/
Noun, Verb
caveat
/xx
Noun, Verb
cell
/
Noun, Verb
cellular
/xx
Adjective, Noun
challenge
/x
Noun, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
chest
/
Noun, Verb
chore
/
Noun, Verb
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
claw
/
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
commitment
x/x
Noun
company
/xx
Noun, Verb
competence
/xx
Noun
compiler
x/x
Noun
component
x/x
Noun, Adjective
computer
x/x
Noun, Verb
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
confide
x/
Verb
conjunction
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contrary
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
contrast
/x
Noun, Verb
contribution
xx/x
Noun
control
x/
Noun, Verb
convey
x/
Verb
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
country
/x
Noun, Adjective
courier
/xx
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
cupboard
/x
Noun, Verb
cursive
/x
Adjective, Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
debate
x/
Noun, Verb
deed
/
Noun, Verb
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
dexter
/x
Name, Adjective
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
direction
x/x
Noun
discussion
x/x
Noun
disposal
x/x
Noun
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
door
/
Noun, Verb
drawback
/x
Noun
drover
/x
Noun
duties
/x
Noun
easier
/xx
Adverb
edge
/
Noun, Verb
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
elbow
/x
Noun, Verb
elsewhere
/x
Adverb, Noun
embargo
x/x
Noun, Verb
employment
x/x
Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
endeavor
x/x
Noun, Verb
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
enterprise
/xx
Noun, Verb
entrusted
x/x
Verb
equipment
x/x
Noun
escapade
/xx
Noun
except
x/
Verb
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
eye
/
Noun, Verb
face
/
Noun, Verb
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
feat
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
feet
/
Noun
fiddle
/x
Noun, Verb
finger
/x
Noun, Verb
firstly
/x
Adverb
fist
/
Noun, Verb
force
/
Noun, Verb
form
/
Noun, Verb
fraction
/x
Noun, Verb
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
function
/x
Noun, Verb
gamble
/x
Noun, Verb
game
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gesture
/x
Noun, Verb
get in
/x
Phrase, Verb
give
/
Verb, Noun
give up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
glove
/
Noun, Verb
goal
/
Noun, Verb
graph
/
Noun, Verb
grasp
/
Verb, Noun
grenade
x/
Noun, Verb
grip
/
Noun, Verb
groom
/
Noun, Verb
group
/
Noun, Verb
half
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
hand over
//x
Phrase, Verb
handball
/x
Noun, Verb
handbook
/x
Noun
handed
/x
Adjective
handful
/x
Noun
handheld
//
Adjective, Noun
handlebars
/xx
Noun
handwriting
/xx
Noun
handy
/x
Adjective, Noun
hang
/
Verb, Noun
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hatchet
/x
Noun, Verb
height
/
Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
helping hand
/x/
Phrase, Noun
henchman
/x
Noun
herder
/x
Noun
herdsman
/x
Noun
hired hand
/x/
Phrase, Noun
hired man
/x/
Phrase, Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
homework
/x
Noun
hook
/
Noun, Verb
hurdle
/x
Noun, Verb
ic
x
Name, Adjective
identifier
x/xxx
Noun
important
x/x
Adjective
inch
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
inclined
x/
Adjective
inner
/x
Adjective, Noun
inside
x/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
intervention
xx/x
Noun
introspective
xx/x
Adjective
involved
x/
Adjective
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
job
/
Noun, Verb
labor
/x
Noun, Verb
labor of love
/x//
Phrase, Noun
labour
/x
Noun, Verb
layer
/x
Noun, Verb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
leave
/
Verb, Noun
left hand
//
Phrase, Noun
leftmost
/x
Adjective
leg
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
lesson
/x
Noun, Verb
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
liability
xx/xx
Noun
limbs
/
Noun
load
/
Noun, Verb
machine
x/
Noun, Verb
main
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
mandated
/xx
Adjective
mano
/x
Noun
manpower
/xx
Noun
manual
/xx
Noun, Adjective
manus
/x
Noun
marathon
/xx
Noun, Verb
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
messenger
/xx
Noun, Verb
minute hand
/x/
Phrase, Noun
mission
/x
Noun, Verb
mitt
/
Noun
mobile
/x
Adjective, Name
module
/x
Noun
multinational
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
nail
/
Noun, Verb
needle
/x
Noun, Verb
northwesterly
x/xx
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
notify
/xx
Verb
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
obligation
xx/x
Noun
obstacle
/xx
Noun
onus
/x
Noun
operating
/xxx
Adjective
operation
xx/x
Noun
operational
xx/xx
Adjective
order
/x
Noun, Verb
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
own
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
ownership
/xx
Noun
page
/
Noun, Verb
palm
/
Noun, Verb
panel
/x
Noun, Verb
par
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
parallel
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
participate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
participation
xxx/x
Noun
parties
/x
Noun
pass
/
Verb, Noun
pass on
//
Phrase, Verb
pattern
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
paw
/
Noun, Verb
penmanship
/xx
Noun
percentage
x/x
Noun
perjury
/xx
Noun
person
/x
Noun, Verb
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
physical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
picnic
/x
Noun, Verb
piece
/
Noun, Verb
pincer
/x
Noun, Verb
pinch
/
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
pocket
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pointed
/x
Adjective
pool
/
Noun, Verb
portion
/x
Noun, Verb
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
possession
x/x
Noun, Verb
post
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
power
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
priority
x/xx
Noun
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
process
/x
Noun, Verb
project
/x
Noun, Verb
proportion
x/x
Noun, Verb
provide
x/
Verb
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
purse
/
Noun, Verb
question
/x
Noun, Verb
rated
/x
Adjective
ravine
x/
Noun
reach
/
Verb, Noun
ready
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
rear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
regent
/x
Noun, Adjective
rein
/
Noun, Verb
release
x/
Noun, Verb
relinquish
x/x
Verb
remit
x/
Noun, Verb
render
/x
Verb, Noun
requirement
x/x
Noun
resort
x/
Noun, Verb
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
responsibilities
xxx/xx
Noun
responsible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
review
x/
Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
right hand
//
Phrase, Noun
ringers
/x
Noun
ripley
/x
Name
role
/
Noun
scope
/
Noun, Verb
scratch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
scrawl
/
Noun, Verb
scribble
/x
Verb, Noun
script
/
Noun, Verb
scrutiny
/xx
Noun, Verb
second hand
/x/
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
secondhand
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
separate
/xx
Adjective, Verb, Noun
service
/x
Noun, Verb
shake
/
Verb, Noun
share
/
Noun, Verb
shift
/
Noun, Verb
shorthand
/x
Noun, Verb
shoulder
/x
Noun, Verb
show
/
Verb, Noun
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
sideways
/x
Adverb, Adjective
sign
/
Noun, Verb
significant
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
singing
/x
Noun, Adjective
situ
xx
Noun
slanted
/x
Adjective
sleeve
/
Noun, Verb
slice
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
slip
/
Noun, Verb
smudge
/
Noun, Verb
sneak
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
someplace
/x
Adverb, Noun
something
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
special
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
species
/x
Noun
speck
/
Noun, Verb
spot
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stain
/
Noun, Verb
stake
/
Noun, Verb
standpoint
/x
Noun
step
/
Noun, Verb
stint
/
Noun, Verb
structure
/x
Noun, Verb
study
/x
Noun, Verb
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
submit
x/
Verb
suitor
/x
Noun, Verb
surrender
x/x
Noun, Verb
tall order
//x
Phrase, Noun
tandem
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective, Verb
target
/x
Noun, Verb
tasked
/
Verb
tax
/
Noun, Verb
team
/
Noun, Verb
textbooks
/x
Noun
thematic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
thing
/
Noun, Verb
thumb
/
Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
tip
/
Noun, Verb
together
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
token
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
topic
/x
Noun, Adjective
touch
/
Noun, Verb
travail
x/
Noun, Verb
tries
/
Verb
trust
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
turn
/
Verb, Noun
turn in
/x
Phrase, Verb
turn over
//x
Phrase, Verb
tusk
/
Noun, Verb
undertaking
/xxx
Noun
unit
/x
Noun, Adjective
uphill
//
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
venture
/x
Noun, Verb
vocation
x/x
Noun
wager
/x
Noun, Verb
wash
/
Verb, Noun
wave
/
Noun, Verb
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
wayside
/x
Noun, Adjective
work
/
Noun, Verb
worker
/x
Noun
workload
/x
Noun
workplace
/x
Noun
wrist
/
Noun, Verb
write
/
Verb, Noun
year
/
Noun