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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| tiptoe around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| walk on eggshells | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| play it safe | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take lightly | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| mind | / | Noun |
| play nice | // | Phrase, Verb |
| think twice | // | Phrase, Verb |
| look before one leaps | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone down gently | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| err on the side of caution | //x///x | Phrase, Verb |
| take it easy | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| watch out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw caution to the wind | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| step on it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| feel out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| back off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tread the boards | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| ask for trouble | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| put one foot in front of the other | ///x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make good time | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| come off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| toy with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| watch it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| skate over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| look for trouble | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep a low profile | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| toe the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stroll | / | Noun |
| take liberties | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| move along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| change the subject | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take something in stride | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grasp the nettle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| avoid like the plague | x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| walk into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take the easy way out | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| step back | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| take a turn | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| flinch | / | Verb |
| leave no stone unturned | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| soften the blow | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rub up the wrong way | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| tread water | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| cut to the quick | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beg off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cut a dash | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| overstep the mark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| walk away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| back down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pass unnoticed | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play the game | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| watch like a hawk | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut and run | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| get off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stay out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| touch a nerve | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a joke | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make light of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stroke | / | Noun |
| play fair | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| feel free | // | Phrase, Verb |
| scratch the surface | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| brush off | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| keep a close watch | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the pavement | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| toe the mark | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| step on | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| take the trouble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go to great lengths | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| try on for size | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take no prisoners | ///xx | Phrase, Verb |
| sally | /x | Name |
| abstracted | /xx | Adjective |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| approved | x/ | Adjective |
| arbitrarily | /xxxx | Adverb |
| axle | /x | Noun |
| band | / | Noun, Verb |
| bead | / | Noun, Verb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| borrow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| bouncy | /x | Adjective |
| brakes | / | Adjective |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| broom | / | Noun, Verb |
| brush | / | Noun, Verb |
| cadence | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cam | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| casually | /xxx | Adverb |
| clunky | /x | Adjective |
| corkscrew | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crank | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| creak | / | Noun, Verb |
| cylinder | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cynically | /xxx | Adverb |
| deck | / | Noun, Verb |
| demonstrate | /xx | Verb |
| disc | / | Noun, Verb |
| drawing | /x | Noun |
| driven | /x | Adjective |
| drumbeat | /x | Noun |
| easily | /xx | Adverb |
| easy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| evolve | x/ | Verb |
| find | / | Verb, Noun |
| float | / | Noun, Verb |
| follow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| footfall | /x | Noun |
| footing | /x | Noun |
| footprint | /x | Noun |
| footstep | /x | Noun |
| gait | / | Noun, Verb |
| gently | /x | Adverb |
| glibly | /x | Adverb |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hastily | /xx | Adverb |
| heavily | /xx | Adverb |
| heel | / | Noun, Verb |
| hoofs | / | Noun |
| idealized | x/xx | Adjective |
| indiscriminately | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| lightweight | // | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| lips | / | Noun, Verb |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| loosely | /x | Adverb |
| marginally | /xxx | Adverb |
| mildly | /x | Adverb |
| mill | / | Noun, Verb |
| minimally | /xxx | Adverb |
| moderately | /xxx | Adverb |
| modestly | /xx | Adverb |
| move | / | Verb, Noun |
| needle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| operate | /xx | Verb |
| pace | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| paddle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| patter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| proceed | x/ | Verb |
| randomly | /xx | Adverb |
| rashly | /x | Adverb |
| readily | /xx | Adverb |
| recklessly | /xx | Adverb |
| ribbon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rolling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| rub | / | Verb, Noun |
| rustling | /x | Noun |
| scrape | / | Verb, Noun |
| seriously | /xxx | Adverb |
| shoe | / | Noun, Verb |
| show | / | Verb, Noun |
| shuffle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| simply | /x | Adverb |
| skid | / | Noun, Verb |
| skim | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| skip | / | Verb, Noun |
| slightly | /x | Adverb |
| slowly | /x | Adverb |
| smoothly | /x | Adverb |
| snake | / | Noun, Verb |
| softly | /x | Adverb |
| sole | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| somewhat | // | Adverb, Noun |
| sparsely | /x | Adverb |
| sporty | /x | Adjective |
| squeaky | /x | Adjective |
| standardised | /xx | Adjective |
| step | / | Noun, Verb |
| stride | / | Noun, Verb |
| superficially | /xxxx | Adverb |
| swim | / | Verb, Noun |
| swish | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| tap | / | Verb, Noun |
| thickly | /x | Adverb |
| thinly | /x | Adverb |
| thoughtlessly | /xx | Adverb |
| thread | / | Noun, Verb |
| throb | / | Noun, Verb |
| ticking | /x | Noun |
| tire | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tongue | / | Noun, Verb |
| trace | / | Noun, Verb |
| tracks | / | Verb |
| trample | /x | Verb, Noun |
| trap | / | Noun, Verb |
| trot | / | Noun, Verb |
| truck | / | Noun, Verb |
| value | /x | Noun, Verb |
| walk | / | Verb, Noun |
| water | /x | Noun, Verb |
| weakly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
