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about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
abuse
x/
Noun, Verb
accede
x/
Verb
access
/x
Noun, Verb
accident
/xx
Noun, Adjective
accompany
x/xx
Verb
accomplished
x/x
Adjective
accordance
x/x
Noun
according
x/x
Adjective, Adverb
accurate
/xx
Adjective
accuse
x/
Verb, Noun
achieve
x/
Verb
achievement
x/x
Noun
acquire
x/x
Verb
across
x/
Adverb, Noun
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
add up
//
Phrase, Verb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adequate
/xx
Adjective, Verb
administer
x/xx
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
advanced
x/
Adjective
adventurous
x/xx
Adjective
affect
x/
Verb, Noun
affront
x/
Noun, Verb
afraid
x/
Adjective
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
again
x/
Adverb
against
x/
Adverb
aged
/
Adjective, Noun
aggregate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
aggression
x/x
Noun
aggressor
x/x
Noun
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
agree
x/
Verb
all
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
along
x/
Adverb
ambush
/x
Noun, Verb
amid
x/
Noun
among
x/
amongst
x/
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
and
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
anxiety attack
x/xxx/
Phrase, Noun
any
/x
Adverb
appear
x/
Verb
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
are
/
Noun
arid
/x
Adjective
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arrive
x/
Verb
ascent
x/
Noun
assail
x/
Verb
assassination
xxx/x
Noun
assault
x/
Noun, Verb
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
atrocity
x/xx
Noun
attacked
x/
Verb
attain
x/
Verb
attainment
x/x
Noun
attempt
x/
Noun, Verb
attend
x/
Verb
attracted
x/x
Adjective
augmentative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
australia
x/x
Name
authority
x/xx
Noun
avenue
/xx
Noun
average
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
bait
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
barrage
x/
Noun, Verb
based
/
Verb, Adjective
bash
/
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
battle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
because
x/
Adverb
become
x/
Verb
bed
/
Noun, Verb
been
/
Verb
before
x/
Adverb
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
belong
x/
Verb
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
beneath
x/
Adverb
beryl
/x
Noun, Adjective
beset
x/
Verb
besiege
x/
Verb
better
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
between
x/
Noun
bite
/
Noun, Verb
blackguard
/x
Noun, Verb
blame
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
blast
/
Noun, Verb
blister
/x
Noun, Verb
blitz
/
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bomb
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bombard
x/
Verb, Noun
bomber
/x
Noun, Adjective
born
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bout
/
Noun, Verb
breach
/
Noun, Verb
breakout
/x
Noun, Adjective
bridge
/
Noun, Verb
brigade
x/
Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb
bulldog
/x
Noun, Verb
bust
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
came
/
Noun
cannon
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cardiac
/xx
Adjective, Noun
carefree
/x
Adjective
catalyzed
/xx
Adjective
challenge
/x
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
circumvent
xx/
Verb
clash
/
Noun, Verb
claw
/
Noun, Verb
comatose
/xx
Adjective, Verb
combat
/x
Noun, Verb
come in
/x
Phrase, Verb
come up
//
Phrase, Verb
come up to
///
Phrase, Verb
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
conclude
x/
Verb
conditions
x/x
Verb
confront
x/
Verb
consistent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
construction
x/x
Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
continuous
x/xx
Adjective
converted
x/x
Adjective
convulsion
x/x
Noun
coronary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
count
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
counter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
counterattack
/xxx
Noun, Verb
counteroffensive
xxx/x
Noun, Adjective
coup
/
Noun, Verb
coup de main
///
Name, Name
covers
/x
Noun
cowardly
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
crime
/
Noun, Verb
crisis
/x
Noun
criticise
/xx
Verb
criticism
/xxx
Noun
criticize
/xx
Verb
cropped
/
Adjective
crossed
/
Adjective
culling
/x
Noun
culminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
dans
/
Verb
dare
/
Verb, Noun
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
decreasing
x/x
Noun
defend
x/
Verb
depart
x/
Verb, Noun
dependent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
deployment
x/x
Noun
deputy
/xx
Noun, Verb
derive
x/
Verb
descend
x/
Verb, Noun
determined
x/x
Adjective
devastate
/xx
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
did
/
Noun
diffusional
x/xx
Adjective
digestion
x/x
Noun
diminished
x/x
Adjective
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
dis
/
Noun, Verb
disease
x/
Noun, Verb
disembark
xx/
Verb
dishonor
x/x
Noun, Verb
distanced
/x
Verb
diversion
x/x
Noun
dog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
draw in
/x
Phrase, Verb
droplet
/x
Noun
during
/x
Noun
edited
/xx
Adjective
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
emanate
/xx
Verb
emerge
x/
Verb, Noun
encounter
x/x
Noun, Verb
encroachment
x/x
Noun
enemy
/xx
Noun, Verb
engage
x/
Verb
enhanced
x/
Adjective
enjoy
x/
Verb
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
entry
/x
Noun
episode
/xx
Noun
etch
/
Noun, Verb
event
x/
Noun, Verb
evolutionary
xx/xxx
Adjective
evolved
x/
Adjective
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
exert
x/
Verb
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
explosion
x/x
Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
fare
/
Noun, Verb
fear
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
fewer
/x
Adjective
fight
/
Verb, Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
finished
/x
Adjective
fire
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
flak
/
Noun
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
foolishness
/xx
Noun
for
/
Noun
fork
/
Noun, Verb
forthcoming
//x
Adjective, Noun
framework
/x
Noun
from
/
Noun
furlough
/x
Noun, Verb
fuse
/
Noun, Verb
future
/x
Noun, Adjective
gas
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
get along
/x/
Phrase, Verb
get in
/x
Phrase, Verb
give
/
Verb, Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
gonna
/x
Verb
grapple
/x
Verb, Noun
greece
/
Name
grown
/
Adjective
had
/
Verb
hail
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
handcrafted
/xx
Adjective
happen
/x
Verb, Adverb
happiest
/xx
Adjective
harm
/
Noun, Verb
heart
/
Noun, Verb
heart attack
/x/
Phrase, Noun
held
/
Noun
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
hey
/
Name
hiccup
/x
Noun, Verb
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
how
/
Adverb, Noun
hurry
/x
Noun, Verb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hysterics
x/x
Noun
impugn
x/
Verb
inadequate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
incident
/xx
Noun, Adjective
include
x/
Verb, Noun
income
/x
Noun
increase
x/
Noun, Verb
incursion
x/x
Noun
infarction
x/x
Noun
infringe
x/
Verb
infringement
x/x
Noun
injury
/xx
Noun, Verb
inlet
/x
Noun, Verb
input
/x
Noun, Verb
inside
x/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
insufficient
xx/x
Adjective
insult
x/
Noun, Verb
inter
x/
Name, Verb
intervene
xx/
Verb
into
x/
Noun
invade
x/
Verb
invasion
x/x
Noun
join
/
Verb, Noun
journeyed
/x
Noun
jump
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
juvenile
/xx
Adjective, Noun
kill
/
Verb, Noun
knife
/
Noun, Verb
land
/
Noun, Verb
lash out
//
Phrase, Verb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
lay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
learn
/
Verb, Noun
least
/
Adverb, Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
like
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
look
/
Verb, Noun
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
made
/
Noun
make out
//
Phrase, Verb
managed
/x
Verb
materialize
x/xxx
Verb
maximum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
minimum
/xx
Noun, Adjective
minor
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
minus
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
molest
x/
Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
move in
/x
Phrase, Verb
muff
/
Noun, Verb
mug
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
nether
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
niche
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
number
/x
Noun, Verb
object
/x
Noun, Verb
obtain
x/
Verb
occlusion
x/x
Noun
occupy
/xx
Verb, Noun
occur
x/
Verb
offence
x/
Noun
offend
x/
Verb
offense
x/
Noun
offensive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
on
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
once
/
Adverb, Noun
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
ongoing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
onset
/x
Noun, Verb
onslaught
/x
Noun
onto
/x
Adjective
operate
/xx
Verb
operation
xx/x
Noun
optimum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
ordinance
/xx
Noun
origin
/xx
Noun
originate
x/xx
Verb
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outbreak
/x
Noun, Verb
outburst
/x
Noun, Verb
outnumber
x/x
Verb
outrage
/x
Noun, Verb
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
pain
/
Noun, Verb
par
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
para
/x
Noun, Adjective
paroxysm
/x/x
Noun
parse
/
Verb, Noun
participate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
pass
/
Verb, Noun
peak
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
penetration
xx/x
Noun
per
/
Adjective, Noun
pin
/
Noun, Verb
pinion
/x
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
plan of attack
//x/
Phrase, Verb
platoon
x/
Noun, Verb
please
/
Verb, Adverb
plot
/
Noun, Verb
pounce
/
Verb, Noun
prepare
x/
Verb, Noun
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
prey
/
Noun, Verb
proceed
x/
Verb
process
/x
Noun, Verb
produce
x/
Verb, Noun
profane
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
progressed
x/
Verb
propose
x/
Verb, Noun
provide
x/
Verb
pull in
/x
Phrase, Verb
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
pursuant
x/x
Adjective, Adverb
put
/
Verb, Noun
raid
/
Noun, Verb
rape
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
ravish
/x
Verb
re
/
Noun
reach
/
Verb, Noun
received
x/
Adjective
reduced
x/
Adjective
refer
x/
Verb, Noun
relevant
/xx
Adjective
requests
x/
Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
return
x/
Noun, Verb
ridden
/x
Adjective
ripe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
rips
/
Verb
risen
/x
Adjective, Noun
robbery
/xx
Noun
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rubbish
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
rung
/
Noun, Adjective
rush
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
see
/
Verb, Noun
seek
/
Verb, Noun
seizure
/x
Noun, Verb
send
/
Verb, Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
set down
//
Phrase, Verb
set on
//
Phrase, Verb
set upon
/x/
Phrase, Verb
seton
/x
Name
sex
/
Noun, Verb
shadow
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
shaft
/
Noun, Verb
shelled
/
Adjective
shock
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
shooting
/x
Noun, Adjective
shore
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
shout
/
Verb, Noun
show
/
Verb, Noun
sic
/
Name, Adverb, Verb
siege
/
Noun, Verb
sit
/
Verb, Noun
skip
/
Verb, Noun
slam
/
Noun, Verb
snipe
/
Noun, Verb
sortie
/x
Noun, Verb
sourced
/
Verb, Adjective
sous
/
Noun
spend
/
Verb, Noun
spot
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stand
/
Verb, Noun
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
stem
/
Noun, Verb
step
/
Noun, Verb
storm
/
Noun, Verb
stroke
/
Noun, Verb
struck
/
Noun
sub
/
Noun, Verb
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
submit
x/
Verb
subnormal
//x
Adjective, Noun
suboptimal
xxxx
Adjective
subordinate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
succeed
x/
Verb
sue
/
Name, Verb
suicide
/xx
Noun, Verb
summon
/x
Verb, Noun
sun
/
Noun, Verb
super
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
supporting
x/x
Adjective, Noun
surprise
x/
Noun, Verb
surround
x/
Verb, Noun
swoop
/
Noun, Verb
tabled
/x
Verb
tackle
/x
Verb, Noun
take
/
Verb, Noun
target
/x
Noun, Verb
than
/
Adverb, Noun
that
/
Adverb, Noun
the
x
Adverb, Noun
threat
/
Noun, Verb
through
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
throughout
x/
Adverb
thrust
/
Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
title
/x
Noun, Verb
titre
/x
Noun, Verb
torpedo
x/x
Noun, Verb
torque
/
Noun, Verb
total
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
touch
/
Noun, Verb
towards
x/
Adverb, Adjective
travel
/x
Noun, Verb
traversed
/x
Verb
true
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
turn
/
Verb, Noun
ulcer
/x
Noun
underage
/xx
Adjective, Noun
undermine
/xx
Verb
underneath
xx/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
underway
xx/
Adverb, Noun
uneconomic
xxx/x
Adjective
unless
x/
Adjective
upcoming
/xx
Adjective, Noun
upon
x/
using
/x
Noun
via
/x
Noun
violate
/xx
Verb
violation
xx/x
Noun
violent
/xx
Adjective, Verb, Noun
visit
/x
Noun, Verb
wait
/
Verb, Noun
walk
/
Verb, Noun
wanna
/x
Noun
want
/
Verb, Noun
war
/
Noun, Verb
water
/x
Noun, Verb
weapon
/x
Noun, Verb
when
/
Adverb, Noun
while
/
Noun, Verb
whip
/
Noun, Verb
will
/
Verb, Noun
wine
/
Noun, Verb
with
/
Adverb, Noun
within
x/
Adverb, Adjective
without
x/
Adverb
wonder
/x
Verb, Noun
world
/
Noun, Verb
you
/
Verb, Noun