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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| memory | /xx | Noun | 
| memory lane | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| memorandum | xx/x | Noun | 
| attention span | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| short time | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| bandwidth | /x | Noun | 
| word | / | Noun | 
| note | / | Noun | 
| window | /x | Noun | 
| moment | /x | Noun | 
| short term | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective | 
| psychological moment | xx/xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| term | / | Noun | 
| minute | /x | Noun | 
| system | /x | Noun | 
| white space | // | Name, Name | 
| focus | /x | Noun | 
| work | / | Noun | 
| manpower | /xx | Noun | 
| just a second | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| work in progress | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| efficiency | x/xx | Noun | 
| headspace | /x | Noun | 
| model | /x | Noun | 
| info | /x | Noun | 
| learning curve | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| question mark | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| performance | x/x | Noun | 
| just a minute | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| borrowed time | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| memoir | /x | Noun | 
| theory | /x | Noun | 
| history | /xx | Noun | 
| second | /x | Noun | 
| skill set | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| planner | /x | Noun | 
| rehearsal | x/x | Noun | 
| work experience | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| idea | x/x | Noun | 
| standby | // | Noun | 
| proof of concept | ///x | Phrase, Noun | 
| time | / | Noun | 
| workday | /x | Noun | 
| forethought | /x | Noun | 
| future | /x | Noun | 
| kanban | /x | Noun | 
| employment | x/x | Noun | 
| present | /x | Noun | 
| lunch hour | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| midterm | /x | Noun | 
| window of opportunity | /x/xx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| experience | x/xx | Noun | 
| agenda | x/x | Noun | 
| forecasting | /xx | Noun | 
| workgroup | /x | Noun | 
| backlog | /x | Noun | 
| time frame | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| workload | /x | Noun | 
| probation | x/x | Noun | 
| practice | /x | Noun | 
| brainstorm | /x | Noun | 
| tentative | /xx | Adjective | 
| program | /x | Noun | 
| dry run | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| workbook | /x | Noun | 
| capture | /x | Noun | 
| task | / | Noun | 
| dwell | / | Verb | 
| overview | /xx | Noun | 
| school | / | Noun | 
| summing up | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| subjective time | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| working day | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| latency | /xx | Noun | 
| time limit | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| problem | /x | Noun | 
| throughput | /x | Noun | 
| calendar | /xx | Noun | 
| childhood | /x | Noun | 
| time of day | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| background | /x | Noun | 
| measure | /x | Noun | 
| foretaste | x/ | Noun | 
| memorial | x/xx | Noun | 
| homework | /x | Noun | 
| road map | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| moratorium | xx/xx | Noun | 
| stopgap | /x | Noun | 
| span | / | Noun | 
| five | / | Noun | 
| workflow | /x | Noun | 
| pause | / | Noun | 
| suspension | x/x | Noun | 
| briefing | /x | Noun | 
| stint | / | Noun | 
| accommodation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| activity | x/xx | Noun | 
| adjudicating | x/xxx | Verb, Noun | 
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun | 
| aggrieved | x/ | Adjective | 
| anniversary | xx/xx | Noun | 
| answering | /xx | Noun | 
| assembling | x/xx | Noun | 
| association | xxx/x | Noun | 
| attempting | x/x | Verb | 
| attentional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| awareness | x/x | Noun | 
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| band | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bank | / | Noun, Verb | 
| based | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| bill | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| brain | / | Noun, Verb | 
| brakes | / | Verb | 
| bringing | /x | Noun | 
| buffer | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| busy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| buying | /x | Noun | 
| cache | / | Noun, Verb | 
| capsule | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| card | / | Noun, Verb | 
| career | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| caring | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| character | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| circulating | /xxx | Adjective | 
| clues | / | Adjective | 
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cognitive | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| collaborate | x/xx | Verb | 
| commemorate | x/xx | Verb | 
| commemoration | xxx/x | Noun | 
| commemorative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| commission | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| committee | x/x | Noun | 
| commutation | xx/x | Noun | 
| con | / | Noun, Verb | 
| concert | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| conjunction | x/x | Noun | 
| connection | x/x | Noun | 
| connexion | x/x | Noun | 
| consciousness | /xx | Noun | 
| consequent | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| cooperate | x/xx | Verb | 
| cooperation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| cooperative | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| dealing | /x | Noun | 
| destitute | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| discussion | x/x | Noun | 
| dissatisfied | x/xx | Adjective | 
| dissertation | xx/x | Noun | 
| doing | /x | Noun | 
| drafting | /x | Noun | 
| duty | /x | Noun | 
| earning | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| economic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| educated | /xxx | Adjective | 
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| employable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| employed | x/ | Adjective | 
| employee | x/x | Noun | 
| endeavour | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| engaged | x/ | Adjective | 
| essay | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| exemplar | x/x | Noun, Adjective | 
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| exploitation | xx/x | Noun | 
| factor | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| factum | xx | Noun | 
| fearing | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| feeling | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| flash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| force | / | Noun, Verb | 
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| forum | /x | Noun | 
| function | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| functional | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| grievance | /x | Noun | 
| group | / | Noun, Verb | 
| handling | /x | Noun | 
| hardworking | /xx | Adjective | 
| heart | / | Noun, Verb | 
| homeless | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| honor | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| honour | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| housekeeping | /xx | Noun | 
| identification | xxxx/x | Noun | 
| illiterate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| imagining | x/xx | Noun | 
| impermanent | x/xx | Adjective | 
| implementation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| impression | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| indigent | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| industrial | x/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| industrious | x/xx | Adjective | 
| involved | x/ | Adjective | 
| job | / | Noun, Verb | 
| keepsake | /x | Noun | 
| labor | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| laborer | /xx | Noun | 
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective | 
| labour | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| lapse | / | Noun, Verb | 
| lattice | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| legacy | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| likenesses | /xx | Noun | 
| lives | / | Noun | 
| loss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| machining | x/x | Noun | 
| managing | /xx | Noun | 
| map | / | Noun, Verb | 
| marche | / | Name | 
| married | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| mastication | /x/x | Noun | 
| mem | / | Noun | 
| memento | x/x | Noun | 
| memo | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| memorabilia | xxx/x | Noun | 
| memorization | /xx/x | Noun | 
| middle | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| milking | /x | Noun | 
| mind | / | Noun, Verb | 
| miner | /x | Noun | 
| mnemonic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| module | /x | Noun | 
| modus | /x | Noun | 
| mou | x | Name | 
| mourning | /x | Noun | 
| needy | /x | Adjective | 
| neurocognitive | /x/xx | Adjective | 
| neurological | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| nominal | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| nonworking | /xx | Adjective | 
| observing | x/x | Noun | 
| occupation | xx/x | Noun | 
| on the job | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| operate | /xx | Verb | 
| operation | xx/x | Noun | 
| operational | xx/xx | Adjective | 
