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Thelistofwordsbelowarethemostfrequentlyused2265
wordsinSpokenEnglish.Thewordswereselectedby

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analyzingmorethan250,000wordsfromhundredsof
conversations.Theonlywordstomakeitintothelistwere

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thosethatwerealsofoundintheBNCtop3,000,TheCOCA
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5,000,andtheLongman3,000.

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Thefrequencynumberishowoftenthewordappearsoutof

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250,000words.Forexampleifyoudivide250,000by
9243,thenwecanseethattheword"the"appearsoncein
every27words.However,thisnumbershouldonlybeused
asageneralguide.Thenumberscanchangedependingon

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thetopic,demographic,andmanyothervariables.Although
thenumbercannotbeaccurate,itcanbeusedtoprovide
insightintothefrequencyofwordsinrelationtoother
words.
TheTypecolumnreferstowhattypeofworditis.Inmany
cases,awordcanbemultipletypes.Thefirstonelistedis
morefrequentlyusedthanthesecond.Forexample,the
word"can"isusedasanauxiliaryverbsuchas,"Icanride
abike."Also,itisanounsuchascanoffood.Inthis
particularcase,"can"isusedcommonlyinbothways,butit
ismorefrequentlyusedasanauxiliaryverb.Insomecases,
thethirdorfourthtypemightnotbeusedregularly.

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Word

Frequency

Type

the

9243 (definitearticle,adverb)

of

5220 (preposition,auxiliaryverb)

and

5196 (conjunction)

to

4951 (preposition,adverb)

4506 (indefinitearticle,noun,preposition)

in

2822 (preposition,adverb)

is

2699 (verb)

you

2041 (pronoun,noun)

are

1843 (verb)

for

1752 (preposition,conjunction)

that

1743 (pronoun,adjective,adverb,conjunction)

or

1487 (conjunction)

it

1386 (pronoun,noun)

as

1363 (adverb,conjunction,pronoun,preposition)

be

1145 (verb,auxiliaryverb)

on

1087 (preposition,adverb,adjective)

your

1067 (pronoun)

with

1062 (preposition)

can

895 (auxiliaryverb,noun)

have

891 (verb,auxiliaryverb)

this

864 (pronoun,adjective,adverb)

an

754 (indefinitearticle)

by

706 (preposition,adverb)

not

658 (adverb)

but

626 (conjunction,preposition,adverb,noun)

at

624 (preposition)

from

622 (preposition)

621 (pronoun)

they

617 (pronoun)

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more

597 (adjective,adverb)

will

577 (auxiliaryverb,noun)

if

546 (conjunction,noun)

some

501 (adjective,pronoun,adverb)

there

470 (adverb,pronoun,noun,adjective)

what

461 (pronoun,adjective,adverb,interjection)

about

451 (preposition,adverb,adjective)

which

449 (pronoun,adjective)

when

442 (adverb,conjunction)

one

441 (adjective,noun,pronoun)

their

439 (pronoun)

all

438 (adjective,pronoun,noun,adverb)

also

419 (adverb)

how

412 (adverb,conjunction)

many

397 (adjective,noun,pronoun)

do

389 (auxiliaryverb)

has

384 (verb)

most

378 (adjective,noun,adverb)

people

372 (noun)

other

369 (adjective,noun,pronoun,adverb)

time

369 (noun,adjective,verb)

so

352 (adverb,conjunction,pronoun,adjective)

was

352 (past,verb)

we

352 (pronoun)

these

344 (pronoun,adjective)

may

336 (auxiliaryverb)

like

324 (preposition,verb,conjunction,adverb)

use

319 (verb,noun)

into

301 (preposition)

than

301 (conjunction)

up

296 (adverb,preposition,adjective,noun)

out

294 (adverb,preposition,adjective,interjection)

who

281 (pronoun)

them

269 (pronoun)

make

262 (verb,noun)

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because

248 (conjunction)

such

236 (adjective,adverb)

through

235 (preposition,adverb,adjective)

get

233 (verb)

work

224 (noun,adjective,verb)

even

223 (adjective,verb,adverb)

different

215 (adjective)

its

215 (pronoun)

no

213 (adverb,adjective,noun)

our

213 (pronoun)

new

210 (adjective,adverb)

film

209 (noun,verb)

just

208 (adjective,adverb)

only

208 (adverb,adjective,conjunction)

see

204 (verb)

used

204 (adjective)

good

201 (adjective,noun,adverb,interjection)

water

201 (noun,verb,adjective)

been

200 (past,verb)

need

193 (verb)

should

191 (auxiliaryverb)

very

191 (adverb)

any

190 (adjective,adverb)

history

187 (noun)

often

187 (adverb)

way

185 (noun)

well

184 (adverb,verb,noun,interjection)

art

183 (noun)

know

181 (verb)

were

180 (past,verb)

then

179 (adverb,adjective)

my

177 (pronoun)

first

176 (adverb,adjective)

would

176 (verb)

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money

174 (noun,adjective)

each

173 (adjective,adverb)

over

170 (preposition,adjective,noun)

world

169 (noun)

information

168 (noun)

map

167 (noun)

find

166 (verb)

where

166 (adverb,pronoun,noun)

much

165 (adjective,adverb)

take

164 (verb)

two

164 (noun)

want

163 (verb)

important

160 (adjective)

family

159 (noun)

those

156 (pronoun)

example

147 (noun,verb)

while

147 (noun,conjunction,preposition,verb)

he

144 (pronoun)

look

144 (verb,noun,interjection)

government

143 (noun)

before

141 (preposition,adverb,conjunction)

help

141 (verb,noun,interjection)

between

137 (preposition,adverb)

go

131 (verb,noun,adjective,interjection)

own

130 (adjective,verb)

however

128 (adverb)

business

127 (noun,adjective)

us

127 (pronoun)

great

126 (adjective,noun,adverb,interjection)

his

125 (pronoun,adjective)

being

124 (verb,noun)

another

123 (adjective,pronoun)

health

122 (noun)

same

120 (adjective,pronoun,adverb)

study

118 (noun,verb)

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why

118 (adverb,conjunction,noun,interjection)

few

117 (adjective,noun,pronoun)

game

117 (noun,adjective,verb)

might

116 (auxiliaryverb,noun)

think

116 (verb,adjective,noun)

free

115 (adjective,adverb,verb)

too

114 (adverb)

had

113 (auxiliaryverb)

hi

113 (interjection)

right

113 (adjective,adverb,noun,verb)

still

112 (adjective,noun,adverb,verb)

system

111 (noun)

after

110 (preposition,adjective,adverb)

computer

109 (noun)

best

108 (adjective,adverb,noun,verb)

must

108 (auxiliaryverb,verb,adjective,noun)

her

107 (pronoun)

life

107 (noun,adjective)

since

107 (preposition,adverb,conjunction)

could

105 (auxiliaryverb)

does

104 (verb)

now

104 (adverb,conjunction,adjective)

during

103 (preposition)

learn

102 (verb)

around

101 (adverb,preposition)

usually

101 (adverb)

form

99 (noun,verb)

meat

99 (noun)

air

98 (noun,verb)

day

98 (noun,adjective)

place

98 (noun,verb)

become

97 (verb)

number

97 (noun,verb)

public

97 (adjective,noun)

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read

97 (verb,noun)

keep

96 (verb,noun)

part

96 (noun,verb,adverb)

start

96 (verb,noun)

year

96 (noun)

every

95 (adjective)

field

95 (noun,verb,adjective)

large

95 (adjective)

once

95 (adverb,conjunction)

available

94 (adjective)

down

94 (adverb,preposition,adjective,verb)

give

93 (verb,noun)

fish

92 (noun,verb)

human

92 (adjective,noun)

both

91 (adjective,adverb)

local

90 (adjective,noun)

sure

90 (adjective,adverb)

something

89 (pronoun)

without

89 (preposition,adverb,conjunction)

come

88 (verb)

me

88 (pronoun)

back

86 (noun,adverb,verb,adjective)

better

86 (adjective,adverb,noun,verb)

general

85 (adjective,noun)

process

85 (noun,verb)

she

85 (pronoun,noun)

heat

84 (noun,verb)

thanks

84 (noun)

specific

83 (adjective,noun)

enough

82 (adjective,adverb,interjection)

long

82 (adjective,noun,adverb,verb)

lot

82 (pronoun,adverb,noun,verb)

hand

81 (noun,verb)

popular

81 (adjective)

small

81 (adjective,adverb)

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though

81 (conjunction,adverb)

experience

80 (noun,verb)

include

80 (verb)

job

80 (noun,verb)

music

80 (noun)

person

80 (noun)

really

79 (adverb)

although

78 (conjunction)

thank

78 (verb)

book

77 (noun,verb)

early

77 (adverb)

reading

77 (noun)

end

76 (noun,verb)

method

76 (noun)

never

76 (adverb)

less

75 (adjective,adverb,preposition)

play

75 (verb,noun)

able

74 (adjective)

data

74 (noun)

feel

74 (verb,noun)

high

74 (adjective,noun,adverb)

off

74 (adverb,preposition,adjective,noun)

point

74 (noun,verb)

type

74 (noun,verb)

whether

74 (conjunction)

food

73 (noun)

understanding

73 (noun)

here

72 (adverb,interjection)

home

72 (noun,adjective,adverb,verb)

certain

71 (adjective,pronoun)

economy

71 (noun,adjective)

little

71 (adjective,adverb)

theory

71 (noun)

tonight

71 (adverb,noun)

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law

70 (noun)

put

70 (verb,noun)

under

70 (preposition,adverb,adjective)

value

70 (noun,verb)

always

69 (adverb)

body

69 (noun,verb)

common

69 (adjective,noun)

market

69 (noun,verb)

set

69 (verb,noun,adjective)

bird

68 (noun)

guide

68 (noun,verb)

provide

68 (verb)

change

67 (verb,noun)

interest

67 (noun,verb)

literature

67 (noun)

sometimes

67 (adverb)

problem

66 (noun)

say

66 (verb,interjection,noun)

next

64 (adjective,adverb,noun)

create

63 (verb)

simple

63 (adjective,noun)

software

63 (noun)

state

63 (noun,verb)

together

63 (adverb)

control

62 (noun)

knowledge

62 (noun)

power

62 (noun)

radio

62 (noun,verb)

ability

61 (noun)

basic

61 (adjective)

course

61 (noun,verb)

economics

61 (noun)

hard

61 (adjective,adverb)

add

60 (verb)

company

60 (noun,verb)

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known

60 (adjective)

love

60 (noun)

past

60 (adjective,noun,preposition,adverb)

price

60 (noun,verb)

size

60 (noun,verb,adjective)

away

59 (adverb,adjective)

big

59 (adjective,noun)

internet

59 (noun)

possible

59 (adjective,noun)

television

59 (noun)

three

59 (number)

understand

59 (verb)

various

59 (adjective)

yourself

59 (pronoun)

card

58 (noun,verb)

difficult

58 (adjective)

including

58 (preposition)

list

58 (noun,verb)

mind

58 (noun,verb)

particular

58 (adjective,noun)

real

58 (adjective,adverb,noun)

science

58 (noun)

trade

58 (noun,verb)

consider

57 (verb)

either

57 (conjunction,adjective)

library

57 (noun)

likely

57 (adverb)

nature

57 (noun)

fact

56 (noun)

line

56 (noun,verb)

product

56 (noun)

care

55 (noun,verb)

group

55 (noun,verb)

idea

55 (noun)

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risk

55 (noun,verb)

several

55 (adjective)

someone

55 (pronoun)

temperature

55 (noun)

united

55 (adjective)

word

55 (noun,verb,interjection)

fat

54 (noun,adjective,verb)

force

54 (noun,verb)

key

54 (noun,adjective,verb)

light

54 (noun,verb,adjective)

simply

54 (adverb)

today

54 (adverb,noun)

training

54 (noun,adjective)

until

54 (preposition)

major

53 (adjective,noun,verb)

name

53 (noun,verb,adjective)

personal

53 (adjective,noun)

school

53 (noun,verb)

top

53 (noun,adjective,verb)

current

52 (adjective,noun)

generally

52 (adverb)

historical

52 (adjective)

investment

52 (noun)

left

52 (adjective,adverb)

national

52 (adjective,noun)

amount

51 (noun,verb)

level

51 (noun,adjective,verb)

order

51 (noun,verb)

practice

51 (noun,verb)

research

51 (noun,verb)

sense

51 (noun,verb)

service

51 (noun,verb)

area

50 (noun)

cut

50 (verb,noun)

hot

50 (adjective)

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instead

50 (adverb)

least

50 (adjective,adverb)

natural

50 (adjective,noun,adverb)

physical

50 (adjective,noun)

piece

50 (noun,verb)

show

50 (verb,noun)

society

50 (noun)

try

50 (verb,noun)

check

49 (verb,noun,interjection)

choose

49 (verb)

develop

49 (verb)

second

49 (number,noun)

useful

49 (adjective)

web

49 (noun,verb)

activity

48 (noun)

boss

48 (noun,verb,adjective)

short

48 (adjective,adverb,noun,verb)

story

48 (noun)

call

47 (verb,noun)

industry

47 (noun)

last

47 (adjective,adverb,noun,verb)

media

47 (noun)

mental

47 (adjective)

move

47 (verb,noun)

pay

47 (verb,noun)

sport

47 (noun,verb)

thing

47 (noun)

actually

46 (adverb)

against

46 (preposition)

far

46 (adverb,adjective)

fun

46 (noun,adjective,verb)

house

46 (noun,adjective,verb)

let

46 (verb,noun)

page

46 (noun,verb)

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remember

46 (verb)

term

46 (noun,verb)

test

46 (noun,verb)

within

46 (preposition,adverb)

along

45 (preposition,adverb)

answer

45 (noun,verb)

increase

45 (verb,noun)

oven

45 (noun)

quite

45 (adverb,interjection)

scared

45 (adjective)

single

45 (adjective,noun,verb)

sound

45 (noun,verb,adjective)

again

44 (adverb)

community

44 (noun)

definition

44 (noun)

focus

44 (noun,verb)

individual

44 (adjective,noun)

matter

44 (noun,verb)

safety

44 (noun)

turn

44 (verb,noun)

everything

43 (pronoun)

kind

43 (noun,adjective)

quality

43 (noun)

soil

43 (noun,verb)

ask

42 (verb,noun)

board

42 (noun,verb)

buy

42 (verb,noun)

development

42 (noun)

guard

42 (verb,noun)

hold

42 (verb,noun)

language

42 (noun)

later

42 (adverb,interjection)

main

42 (adjective,noun)

offer

42 (verb,noun)

oil

42 (noun,verb)

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picture

42 (noun,verb)

potential

42 (adjective,noun)

professional

42 (adjective,noun)

rather

42 (adverb)

access

41 (noun,verb,adjective)

additional

41 (adjective)

almost

41 (adverb)

especially

41 (adverb)

garden

41 (noun,verb)

international

41 (adjective,noun)

lower

41 (adjective,adverb)

management

41 (noun)

open

41 (adjective,verb,noun)

player

41 (noun)

range

41 (noun,verb)

rate

41 (noun,verb)

reason

41 (noun,verb)

travel

41 (verb,noun)

variety

41 (noun)

video

41 (noun)

week

41 (noun)

above

40 (adverb,preposition,adjective,noun)

according

40 (adjective,verb)

cook

40 (verb,noun)

determine

40 (verb)

future

40 (noun,adjective)

site

40 (noun,verb)

alternative

39 (adjective,noun)

demand

39 (noun,verb)

ever

39 (adverb)

exercise

39 (noun,verb)

following

39 (preposition,noun,adjective)

image

39 (noun,verb)

quickly

39 (adverb)

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special

39 (adjective,noun)

working

39 (adjective,noun)

case

38 (noun,verb)

cause

38 (noun,verb)

coast

38 (noun,verb)

probably

38 (adverb)

security

38 (noun)

true

38 (adjective,adverb,verb)

whole

38 (adjective,noun,adverb)

action

37 (noun,adjective)

age

37 (noun,verb)

among

37 (preposition)

bad

37 (noun,adverb,adjective)

boat

37 (noun,verb)

country

37 (noun)

dance

37 (verb,noun)

exam

37 (noun)

excuse

37 (verb,noun)

grow

37 (verb)

movie

37 (noun)

organization

37 (noun)

record

37 (noun,verb)

result

37 (noun,verb)

section

37 (noun,verb)

across

36 (preposition,adverb,adjective)

already

36 (adverb)

below

36 (adverb)

building

36 (noun,verb)

mouse

36 (noun,verb)

allow

35 (verb)

cash

35 (noun,verb)

class

35 (noun,verb,adjective)

clear

35 (adjective,adverb,verb)

dry

35 (adjective,verb,noun)

easy

35 (adjective,adverb,interjection)

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emotional

35 (adjective)

equipment

35 (noun)

live

35 (verb,adjective,adverb)

nothing

35 (noun,pronoun,adjective,adverb)

period

35 (noun,adjective)

physics

35 (noun)

plan

35 (noun,verb)

store

35 (noun,verb)

tax

35 (noun,verb)

analysis

34 (noun)

cold

34 (adjective,noun,adverb)

commercial

34 (adjective,noun)

directly

34 (adverb)

full

34 (adjective,adverb,noun,verb)

involved

34 (past,verb)

itself

34 (pronoun)

low

34 (adjective,noun,adverb,verb)

old

34 (adjective)

policy

34 (noun)

political

34 (adjective)

purchase

34 (verb,noun)

series

34 (noun)

side

34 (noun,verb)

subject

34 (noun,adjective,adverb,verb)

supply

34 (verb)

therefore

34 (adverb)

thought

34 (noun)

basis

33 (noun)

boyfriend

33 (noun)

deal

33 (verb,noun)

direction

33 (noun)

mean

33 (verb,adjective,noun)

primary

33 (adjective,noun)

space

33 (noun,verb)

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strategy

33 (noun)

technology

33 (noun)

worth

33 (adjective,noun)

army

32 (noun)

camera

32 (noun)

fall

32 (verb,noun)

freedom

32 (noun)

paper

32 (noun)

rule

32 (noun,verb)

similar

32 (adjective)

stock

32 (noun,adjective,verb)

weather

32 (noun,verb)

yet

32 (adverb,conjunction)

bring

31 (verb)

chance

31 (noun,adjective,verb)

environment

31 (noun)

everyone

31 (pronoun)

figure

31 (noun,verb)

improve

31 (verb)

man

31 (noun,verb,interjection)

model

31 (noun,verb)

necessary

31 (adjective,noun)

positive

31 (adjective,noun)

produce

31 (verb,noun)

search

31 (verb,noun)

source

31 (noun,verb)

beginning

30 (noun,adjective,verb)

child

30 (noun)

earth

30 (noun,verb)

else

30 (adverb)

healthy

30 (adjective)

instance

30 (noun)

maintain

30 (verb)

month

30 (noun)

present

30 (adjective,noun,verb)

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program

30 (noun,verb)

spend

30 (verb,noun)

talk

30 (verb,noun)

truth

30 (noun)

upset

30 (verb,adjective)

begin

29 (verb)

chicken

29 (noun,adjective)

close

29 (adjective,adverb,verb,noun)

creative

29 (adjective,noun)

design

29 (noun,verb)

feature

29 (noun,verb)

financial

29 (adjective)

head

29 (noun,adjective,verb)

marketing

29 (noun)

material

29 (noun,adjective)

medical

29 (adjective)

purpose

29 (noun,verb)

question

29 (noun,verb)

rock

29 (noun,verb)

salt

29 (noun,adjective,verb)

tell

29 (verb,noun)

themselves

29 (pronoun)

traditional

29 (adjective)

university

29 (noun)

writing

29 (noun)

act

28 (noun,verb)

article

28 (noun)

birth

28 (noun,verb)

car

28 (noun,adjective)

cost

28 (verb,noun)

department

28 (noun)

difference

28 (noun)

dog

28 (noun,verb)

drive

28 (verb,noun)

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exist

28 (verb)

federal

28 (adjective)

goal

28 (noun)

green

28 (adjective,noun,verb)

late

28 (adjective,adverb,noun)

news

28 (noun)

object

28 (noun,verb)

scale

28 (noun,verb)

sun

28 (noun,verb)

support

28 (verb,noun)

tend

28 (verb)

thus

28 (adverb)

audience

27 (noun)

enjoy

27 (verb)

entire

27 (adjective)

fishing

27 (noun)

fit

27 (adjective,verb,noun)

glad

27 (adjective,noun)

growth

27 (noun)

income

27 (noun)

marriage

27 (noun)

note

27 (noun,verb)

perform

27 (verb)

profit

27 (noun,verb)

proper

27 (adjective,adverb,noun)

related

27 (past,verb)

remove

27 (verb,noun)

rent

27 (noun,verb)

return

27 (verb,noun)

run

27 (verb,noun)

speed

27 (noun,verb)

strong

27 (adjective)

style

27 (noun,verb)

throughout

27 (preposition)

user

27 (noun)

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war

27 (noun,verb)

actual

26 (adjective)

appropriate

26 (verb,adjective)

bank

26 (noun,verb)

combination

26 (noun)

complex

26 (adjective,noun,verb)

content

26 (adjective,verb,noun)

craft

26 (noun,verb)

due

26 (adjective,noun,adverb)

easily

26 (adverb)

effective

26 (adjective,noun)

eventually

26 (adverb)

exactly

26 (adverb)

failure

26 (noun)

half

26 (noun,predeterminer,adverb)

inside

26 (noun,adjective,preposition)

meaning

26 (noun)

medicine

26 (noun)

middle

26 (adjective,noun)

outside

26 (noun,adjective,preposition)

philosophy

26 (noun)

regular

26 (adjective,noun)

reserve

26 (verb,noun)

standard

26 (noun,adjective)

bus

25 (noun,verb)

decide

25 (verb)

exchange

25 (noun,verb)

eye

25 (noun,verb)

fast

25 (adjective,adverb,verb)

fire

25 (noun,verb)

identify

25 (verb)

independent

25 (adjective,noun)

leave

25 (verb,noun)

original

25 (adjective,noun)

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position

25 (noun,verb)

pressure

25 (noun,verb)

reach

25 (verb,noun)

rest

25 (verb,noun)

serve

25 (verb,noun)

stress

25 (noun,verb)

teacher

25 (noun)

watch

25 (verb,noun)

wide

25 (adjective,adverb)

advantage

24 (noun,verb)

beautiful

24 (adjective,noun,interjection)

benefit

24 (noun,verb)

box

24 (noun,verb)

charge

24 (verb,noun)

communication

24 (noun)

complete

24 (adjective,verb)

continue

24 (verb)

frame

24 (noun,verb)

issue

24 (noun,verb)

limited

24 (past,verb)

night

24 (noun)

protect

24 (verb)

require

24 (verb)

significant

24 (adjective)

step

24 (noun,verb)

successful

24 (adjective)

unless

24 (conjunction)

active

23 (adjective,noun)

break

23 (verb,noun)

chemistry

23 (noun)

cycle

23 (noun,verb)

disease

23 (noun)

disk

23 (noun)

electrical

23 (adjective)

energy

23 (noun)

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expensive

23 (adjective)

face

23 (noun,verb)

interested

23 (past,verb)

item

23 (noun,adverb)

metal

23 (noun,verb)

nation

23 (noun)

negative

23 (adjective,noun,interjection,verb)

occur

23 (verb)

paint

23 (noun,verb)

pregnant

23 (adjective)

review

23 (noun,verb)

road

23 (noun)

role

23 (noun)

room

23 (noun,verb)

safe

23 (adjective,noun)

screen

23 (noun,verb)

soup

23 (noun)

stay

23 (verb,noun)

structure

23 (noun,verb)

view

23 (noun,verb)

visit

23 (verb,noun)

visual

23 (adjective,noun)

write

23 (verb)

wrong

23 (adjective,adverb,noun,verb)

account

22 (noun,verb)

advertising

22 (noun)

affect

22 (verb,noun)

ago

22 (adjective,adverb)

anyone

22 (pronoun)

approach

22 (verb)

avoid

22 (verb)

ball

22 (noun,verb)

behind

22 (preposition,adverb,adjective,noun)

certainly

22 (adverb)

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concerned

22 (past,verb)

cover

22 (verb,noun)

discipline

22 (noun,verb)

location

22 (noun)

medium

22 (noun,adjective)

normally

22 (adverb)

prepare

22 (verb)

quick

22 (adjective,adverb,noun)

ready

22 (adjective,verb)

report

22 (verb,noun)

rise

22 (verb,noun)

share

22 (noun,verb)

success

22 (noun)

addition

21 (noun)

apartment

21 (noun)

balance

21 (noun,verb)

bit

21 (noun,verb)

black

21 (noun,verb,adjective,adverb)

bottom

21 (noun,verb,adjective)

build

21 (verb)

choice

21 (noun,adjective)

education

21 (noun)

gift

21 (noun,verb)

impact

21 (noun,verb)

machine

21 (noun,verb)

math

21 (noun)

moment

21 (noun)

painting

21 (noun)

politics

21 (noun)

shape

21 (noun,verb)

straight

21 (adjective,adverb,noun)

tool

21 (noun,verb)

walk

21 (verb,noun)

white

21 (adjective,noun,verb)

wind

21 (noun,verb)

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achieve

20 (verb)

address

20 (noun,verb)

attention

20 (noun)

average

20 (noun,verb,adjective)

believe

20 (verb)

beyond

20 (preposition,noun)

career

20 (noun,verb,adjective)

culture

20 (noun,verb)

decision

20 (noun)

direct

20 (adjective,adverb,verb)

event

20 (noun)

excellent

20 (adjective,interjection)

extra

20 (adjective,adverb,noun)

intelligent

20 (adjective)

interesting

20 (adjective)

junior

20 (adjective,noun)

morning

20 (noun,adverb)

pick

20 (verb,noun)

poor

20 (adjective)

pot

20 (noun,verb)

pretty

20 (adjective,adverb,noun,verb)

property

20 (noun)

receive

20 (verb)

seem

20 (verb)

shopping

20 (noun)

sign

20 (noun,verb)

student

20 (noun)

table

20 (noun,verb)

task

20 (noun,verb)

unique

20 (adjective,noun)

wood

20 (noun)

anything

19 (pronoun,noun,adverb)

classic

19 (adjective,noun)

competition

19 (noun)

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condition

19 (noun,verb)

contact

19 (noun,verb)

credit

19 (noun,verb)

currently

19 (adverb)

discuss

19 (verb)

distribution

19 (noun)

egg

19 (noun,verb)

entertainment

19 (noun)

final

19 (adjective,noun)

happy

19 (adjective)

hope

19 (noun,verb)

ice

19 (noun,verb)

lift

19 (verb,noun)

mix

19 (verb,noun)

network

19 (noun,verb)

north

19 (noun,adjective,adverb)

office

19 (noun)

overall

19 (adjective,adverb,noun)

population

19 (noun)

president

19 (noun)

private

19 (adjective,noun)

realize

19 (verb)

responsible

19 (adjective)

separate

19 (adjective,verb,noun)

square

19 (noun,adjective,adverb)

stop

19 (verb,noun)

teach

19 (verb,noun)

unit

19 (noun)

western

19 (adjective,noun)

yes

19 (interjection)

alone

18 (adjective,adverb)

attempt

18 (noun,verb)

category

18 (noun)

cigarette

18 (noun)

concern

18 (verb,noun)

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contain

18 (verb)

context

18 (noun)

cute

18 (adjective)

date

18 (noun,verb)

effect

18 (noun,verb)

extremely

18 (adverb)

familiar

18 (adjective,noun)

finally

18 (adverb)

fly

18 (verb,noun)

follow

18 (verb)

helpful

18 (adjective)

introduction

18 (noun)

link

18 (noun,verb)

official

18 (adjective,noun)

opportunity

18 (noun)

perfect

18 (adjective,verb,noun)

performance

18 (noun)

post

18 (noun,verb,adverb)

recent

18 (adjective)

refer

18 (verb)

solve

18 (verb)

star

18 (noun,verb)

voice

18 (noun,verb)

willing

18 (adjective)

born

17 (verb,adjective,pastparticple)

bright

17 (adjective,adverb,noun)

broad

17 (adjective,noun)

capital

17 (noun,adjective)

challenge

17 (noun,verb,adjective)

comfortable

17 (adjective,noun)

constantly

17 (adverb)

describe

17 (verb)

despite

17 (preposition)

driver

17 (noun)

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flat

17 (adjective,adverb,noun,verb)

flight

17 (noun)

friend

17 (noun,verb)

gain

17 (verb,noun)

him

17 (pronoun)

length

17 (noun)

magazine

17 (noun)

maybe

17 (adverb,noun)

newspaper

17 (noun)

nice

17 (adjective)

prefer

17 (verb)

prevent

17 (verb)

properly

17 (adverb)

relationship

17 (noun)

rich

17 (adjective,noun)

save

17 (verb,noun,preposition)

self

17 (noun,pronoun,adjective,verb)

shot

17 (noun,adjective)

soon

17 (adverb)

specifically

17 (adverb)

stand

17 (verb,noun)

teaching

17 (noun)

warm

17 (adjective,verb)

wonderful

17 (adjective)

young

17 (adjective,noun)

ahead

16 (adverb)

brush

16 (noun,verb)

cell

16 (noun)

couple

16 (noun,verb)

daily

16 (adverb)

dealer

16 (noun)

debate

16 (noun,verb)

discover

16 (verb)

ensure

16 (verb)

exit

16 (noun,verb)

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expect

16 (verb)

experienced

16 (past,verb)

fail

16 (verb,noun)

finding

16 (noun)

front

16 (noun,adjective,verb,interjection)

function

16 (noun,verb)

heavy

16 (adjective,noun,adverb)

hello

16 (interjection,noun)

highly

16 (adverb)

immediately

16 (adverb)

impossible

16 (adjective)

invest

16 (verb)

lack

16 (noun,verb)

lake

16 (noun)

lead

16 (verb,noun)

listen

16 (verb,noun)

living

16 (noun,adjective)

member

16 (noun)

message

16 (noun)

phone

16 (noun)

plant

16 (noun,verb)

plastic

16 (noun,adjective)

reduce

16 (verb)

relatively

16 (adverb)

scene

16 (noun)

serious

16 (adjective)

slowly

16 (adverb)

speak

16 (verb)

spot

16 (noun,verb)

summer

16 (noun,verb)

taste

16 (noun,verb)

theme

16 (noun,verb)

towards

16 (preposition)

track

16 (noun,verb)

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valuable

16 (adjective,noun)

whatever

16 (pronoun,adverb,interjection)

wing

16 (noun,verb)

worry

16 (verb,noun)

appear

15 (verb)

appearance

15 (noun)

association

15 (noun)

brain

15 (noun,verb)

button

15 (noun,verb)

click

15 (noun,verb)

concept

15 (noun)

correct

15 (adjective,verb)

customer

15 (noun)

death

15 (noun)

desire

15 (noun,verb)

discussion

15 (noun)

explain

15 (verb)

explore

15 (verb)

express

15 (verb,adjective,adverb,noun)

fairly

15 (adverb)

fixed

15 (past,verb)

foot

15 (noun,verb)

gas

15 (noun,verb)

handle

15 (verb,noun)

housing

15 (noun)

huge

15 (adjective)

inflation

15 (noun)

influence

15 (noun,verb)

insurance

15 (noun)

involve

15 (verb)

leading

15 (adjective,noun)

lose

15 (verb)

meet

15 (verb,noun)

mood

15 (noun)

notice

15 (noun,verb)

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primarily

15 (adverb)

rain

15 (noun,verb)

rare

15 (adjective)

release

15 (verb,noun)

sell

15 (verb,noun)

slow

15 (adjective,adverb,verb)

technical

15 (adjective)

typical

15 (adjective)

upon

15 (preposition)

wall

15 (noun,verb)

woman

15 (noun)

advice

14 (noun)

afford

14 (verb)

agree

14 (verb)

base

14 (noun,verb,adjective)

blood

14 (noun)

clean

14 (adjective,adverb,verb)

competitive

14 (adjective)

completely

14 (adverb)

critical

14 (adjective)

damage

14 (noun,verb)

distance

14 (noun,verb)

effort

14 (noun)

electronic

14 (adjective)

expression

14 (noun)

feeling

14 (noun,adjective)

finish

14 (verb,noun)

fresh

14 (adjective,adverb)

hear

14 (verb)

immediate

14 (adjective)

importance

14 (noun)

normal

14 (adjective,noun)

opinion

14 (noun)

otherwise

14 (adverb,adjective)

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pair

14 (noun,verb)

payment

14 (noun)

plus

14 (preposition,adjective,noun,conjunction)

press

14 (verb,noun)

reality

14 (noun)

remain

14 (verb)

represent

14 (verb)

responsibility

14 (noun)

ride

14 (verb,noun)

savings

14 (noun,adjective,preposition)

secret

14 (adjective,noun)

situation

14 (noun)

skill

14 (noun)

spread

14 (verb,noun)

spring

14 (verb,noun)

staff

14 (noun,verb)

statement

14 (noun)

sugar

14 (noun,verb)

target

14 (noun,verb)

text

14 (noun,verb)

tough

14 (adjective,noun)

ultimately

14 (adverb)

wait

14 (verb,noun)

wealth

14 (noun)

whenever

14 (conjunction,adverb)

whose

14 (pronoun)

widely

14 (adverb)

animal

13 (noun,adjective)

application

13 (noun)

apply

13 (verb)

author

13 (noun,verb)

aware

13 (adjective)

brown

13 (adjective,noun,verb)

budget

13 (noun,adjective,verb)

cheap

13 (adjective,adverb)

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city

13 (noun)

complicated

13 (past,verb)

county

13 (noun)

deep

13 (adjective,noun,adverb)

depth

13 (noun)

discount

13 (noun,verb,adjective)

display

13 (verb,noun)

educational

13 (adjective)

environmental

13 (adjective)

estate

13 (noun)

file

13 (noun,verb)

flow

13 (verb,noun)

forget

13 (verb)

foundation

13 (noun)

global

13 (adjective)

grandmother

13 (noun)

ground

13 (noun,verb,adjective)

heart

13 (noun)

hit

13 (verb,noun)

legal

13 (adjective)

lesson

13 (noun,verb)

minute

13 (noun,adjective,verb)

near

13 (adverb,preposition,adjective,verb)

objective

13 (adjective,noun)

officer

13 (noun,verb)

perspective

13 (noun)

phase

13 (noun,verb)

photo

13 (noun)

recently

13 (adverb)

recipe

13 (noun)

recommend

13 (verb)

reference

13 (noun,verb,adjective)

register

13 (noun,verb)

relevant

13 (adjective)

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rely

13 (verb)

secure

13 (adjective,verb)

seriously

13 (adverb)

shoot

13 (verb,noun,interjection)

sky

13 (noun,verb)

stage

13 (noun,verb)

stick

13 (noun,verb)

studio

13 (noun)

thin

13 (adjective,adverb,verb)

title

13 (noun,verb)

topic

13 (noun)

touch

13 (verb,noun)

trouble

13 (noun,verb)

vary

13 (verb)

accurate

12 (adjective)

advanced

12 (past,verb,adjective,noun)

bowl

12 (noun,verb)

bridge

12 (noun,verb)

campaign

12 (noun,verb)

cancel

12 (verb,noun)

capable

12 (adjective)

character

12 (noun,adjective,verb)

chemical

12 (adjective,noun)

club

12 (noun,verb)

collection

12 (noun)

cool

12 (adjective,adverb,noun,verb)

cry

12 (verb,noun,idiom)

dangerous

12 (adjective)

depression

12 (noun)

dump

12 (verb,noun,idiom)

edge

12 (noun,verb,idiom)

evidence

12 (noun,verb,idiom)

extreme

12 (adjective,noun)

fan

12 (noun,verb,idiom)

frequently

12 (adverb)

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fully

12 (adverb)

generate

12 (verb)

imagination

12 (noun)

letter

12 (noun,verb,idiom)

lock

12 (noun,verb,idiom)

maximum

12 (noun,adjective)

mostly

12 (adverb)

myself

12 (pronoun)

naturally

12 (adverb)

nearly

12 (adverb)

novel

12 (noun,adjective)

obtain

12 (verb)

occasionally

12 (adverb)

option

12 (noun,verb)

organized

12 (past,verb)

pack

12 (noun,verb,adjective,idiom)

park

12 (noun,verb)

passion

12 (noun)

percentage

12 (noun)

plenty

12 (noun,adjective,adverb)

push

12 (verb,noun,idiom)

quarter

12 (noun,verb,adjective)

resource

12 (noun)

select

12 (verb,adjective)

setting

12 (noun)

skin

12 (noun,verb)

sort

12 (noun,verb)

weight

12 (noun,verb)

accept

11 (verb)

ad

11 (noun)

agency

11 (noun)

baby

11 (noun,verb,adjective)

background

11 (noun,adjective)

carefully

11 (adverb)

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carry

11 (noun,verb)

clearly

11 (adverb)

college

11 (noun)

communicate

11 (verb)

complain

11 (verb)

conflict

11 (verb,noun)

connection

11 (noun)

criticism

11 (noun)

debt

11 (noun)

depend

11 (verb)

description

11 (noun)

die

11 (verb,idiom)

dish

11 (noun,verb,idiom)

dramatic

11 (adjective)

eat

11 (verb,noun,idiom)

efficient

11 (adjective)

enter

11 (verb)

essentially

11 (adverb)

exact

11 (adjective,verb)

factor

11 (noun,verb)

fair

11 (adjective,adverb,noun,idiom)

fill

11 (verb,noun,idiom)

fine

11 (adjective,adverb,verb,noun)

formal

11 (adjective,noun,adverb)

forward

11 (adverb,adjective,noun,verb)

fruit

11 (noun,verb)

glass

11 (noun,adjective,verb)

happen

11 (verb)

indicate

11 (verb)

joint

11 (noun,adjective,verb,idiom)

jump

11 (verb,noun,adjective,adverb)

kick

11 (verb,noun,idiom)

master

11 (noun,adjective,verb)

memory

11 (noun)

muscle

11 (noun,verb,adjective)

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opposite

11 (adjective,noun,preposition,adverb)

pass

11 (verb,noun,idiom)

patience

11 (noun)

pitch

11 (verb,noun)

possibly

11 (adverb)

powerful

11 (adjective)

red

11 (noun,adjective,idiom)

remote

11 (adjective,noun)

secretary

11 (noun)

slightly

11 (adverb)

solution

11 (noun)

somewhat

11 (adverb)

strength

11 (noun,idiom)

suggest

11 (verb)

survive

11 (verb)

total

11 (adjective,noun,verb)

traffic

11 (noun,verb)

treat

11 (verb,noun)

trip

11 (noun,verb,idiom)

vast

11 (adjective,noun)

vegetable

11 (noun,adjective)

abuse

10 (verb,noun)

administration

10 (noun)

appeal

10 (noun,verb)

appreciate

10 (verb)

aspect

10 (noun)

attitude

10 (noun)

beat

10 (verb,noun,adjective)

burn

10 (verb,noun)

chart

10 (noun,verb)

compare

10 (verb)

deposit

10 (verb,noun)

director

10 (noun)

equally

10 (adverb)

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foreign

10 (adjective)

gear

10 (noun,verb,adjective,idiom)

greatly

10 (adverb)

hungry

10 (adjective)

ideal

10 (noun,adjective)

imagine

10 (verb)

kitchen

10 (noun,adjective)

land

10 (noun,verb,idiom)

log

10 (noun,verb)

lost

10 (adjective,verb,idiom)

manage

10 (verb)

mother

10 (noun,adjective,verb,idiom)

necessarily

10 (adverb)

net

10 (noun,verb)

party

10 (noun,adjective,verb)

personality

10 (noun)

personally

10 (adverb)

practical

10 (adjective)

principle

10 (noun,idiom)

print

10 (verb,noun,adjective,idiom)

psychological

10 (adjective)

psychology

10 (noun)

raise

10 (verb,noun,idiom)

rarely

10 (adverb)

recommendation

10 (noun)

regularly

10 (adverb)

relative

10 (noun,adjective)

response

10 (noun)

sale

10 (noun,idiom)

season

10 (noun,verb,idiom)

selection

10 (noun)

severe

10 (adjective)

signal

10 (noun,adjective,verb)

similarly

10 (adverb)

sleep

10 (verb,noun,idiom)

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smooth

10 (adjective,adverb,verb,noun)

somewhere

10 (adverb,noun)

spirit

10 (noun,verb,idiom)

storage

10 (noun)

street

10 (noun,adjective,idiom)

suitable

10 (adjective)

tree

10 (noun,verb,idiom)

version

10 (noun)

wave

10 (noun,verb,idiom)

advance

9 (verb,noun,adjective)

alcohol

9 (noun)

anywhere

9 (adverb,noun)

argument

9 (noun)

basically

9 (adverb)

belt

9 (noun,verb)

bench

9 (noun,verb)

closed

9 (past,verb)

closely

9 (adverb)

commission

9 (noun,verb)

complaint

9 (noun)

connect

9 (verb,adjective)

consist

9 (verb,noun)

contract

9 (noun)

contribute

9 (verb,idiom)

copy

9 (noun,verb,idiom)

dark

9 (adjective,noun,idiom)

differ

9 (verb)

double

9 (adjective,noun,verb,adverb)

draw

9 (verb,noun,idiom)

drop

9 (noun,verb)

effectively

9 (adverb)

emphasis

9 (noun)

encourage

9 (verb)

equal

9 (adjective,noun,verb)

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everybody

9 (pronoun)

expand

9 (verb)

firm

9 (adjective,verb,adverb,noun)

fix

9 (verb,noun,idiom)

frequent

9 (adjective,verb)

highway

9 (noun)

hire

9 (verb,noun,adjective,idiom)

initially

9 (adverb)

internal

9 (adjective,noun)

join

9 (verb,noun)

kill

9 (verb,noun,idiom)

literally

9 (adverb)

loss

9 (noun)

mainly

9 (adverb)

membership

9 (noun)

merely

9 (adverb)

minimum

9 (noun,adjective)

numerous

9 (adjective)

path

9 (noun,idiom)

possession

9 (noun)

preparation

9 (noun)

progress

9 (noun,verb,idiom)

project

9 (noun,verb)

prove

9 (verb)

react

9 (verb)

recognize

9 (verb)

relax

9 (verb)

replace

9 (verb)

sea

9 (noun,adjective,idiom)

sensitive

9 (adjective,noun)

sit

9 (verb,idiom)

south

9 (noun,adjective,adverb,verb)

status

9 (noun,adjective)

steak

9 (noun)

stuff

9 (noun,verb)

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sufficient

9 (adjective)

tap

9 (verb,noun)

ticket

9 (noun,verb,idiom)

tour

9 (noun,verb)

union

9 (noun)

unusual

9 (adjective)

win

9 (verb,noun)

agreement

8 (noun)

angle

8 (noun,verb)

attack

8 (verb,noun)

blue

8 (noun,verb,adjective)

borrow

8 (verb)

breakfast

8 (noun,verb)

cancer

8 (noun)

claim

8 (verb,noun)

confidence

8 (noun,idiom)

consistent

8 (adjective)

constant

8 (adjective,noun)

cultural

8 (adjective)

currency

8 (noun)

daughter

8 (noun,adjective)

degree

8 (noun,idiom)

doctor

8 (noun,verb)

dot

8 (noun,verb,idiom)

drag

8 (verb,noun,adjective,idiom)

dream

8 (noun,verb,adjective)

drink

8 (verb,noun)

duty

8 (noun,idiom)

earn

8 (verb)

emphasize

8 (verb)

employment

8 (noun)

enable

8 (verb)

engineering

8 (noun)

entry

8 (noun)

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essay

8 (noun,verb)

existing

8 (adjective)

famous

8 (adjective)

father

8 (noun,verb)

fee

8 (noun,verb)

finance

8 (noun,verb)

gently

8 (adverb)

guess

8 (verb,noun,idiom)

hopefully

8 (adverb)

hour

8 (noun,adjective,idiom)

interaction

8 (noun)

juice

8 (noun,verb,idiom)

limit

8 (noun,verb)

luck

8 (noun,verb,idiom)

milk

8 (noun,verb,idiom)

minor

8 (adjective,noun,verb)

mixed

8 (past,verb)

mixture

8 (noun)

mouth

8 (noun,verb,idiom)

nor

8 (conjunction)

operate

8 (verb)

originally

8 (adverb)

peace

8 (noun,interjection,verb,idiom)

pipe

8 (noun,verb)

please

8 (adverb,verb,idiom)

preference

8 (noun)

previous

8 (adjective,idiom)

pull

8 (verb,noun)

pure

8 (adjective)

raw

8 (adjective,noun,idiom)

reflect

8 (verb)

region

8 (noun)

republic

8 (noun)

roughly

8 (adverb)

seat

8 (noun,verb)

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send

8 (verb)

significantly

8 (adverb)

soft

8 (adjective,noun,adverb,interjection)

solid

8 (adjective,noun)

stable

8 (noun,verb)

storm

8 (noun,verb,idiom)

substance

8 (noun,idiom)

team

8 (noun,verb,adjective)

tradition

8 (noun)

trick

8 (noun,adjective,verb,idiom)

virus

8 (noun)

wear

8 (verb,noun,idiom)

weird

8 (adjective,noun)

wonder

8 (verb,noun,idiom)

actor

7 (noun)

afraid

7 (adjective)

afternoon

7 (noun,adjective)

amazing

7 (adjective,verb)

annual

7 (adjective,noun)

anticipate

7 (verb)

assume

7 (verb)

bat

7 (noun,verb)

beach

7 (noun,verb)

blank

7 (noun,verb,adjective)

busy

7 (adjective,verb)

catch

7 (noun,verb)

chain

7 (noun,verb)

classroom

7 (noun)

consideration

7 (noun,idiom)

count

7 (verb,noun,adjective,idiom)

cream

7 (noun,verb,adjective,idiom)

crew

7 (noun,verb)

dead

7 (adjective,noun,adverb,idiom)

delivery

7 (noun)

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detail

7 (noun,verb,idiom)

detailed

7 (past,verb)

device

7 (noun)

difficulty

7 (noun)

doubt

7 (verb,noun,idiom)

drama

7 (noun)

election

7 (noun)

engage

7 (verb)

engine

7 (noun)

enhance

7 (verb)

examine

7 (verb)

false

7 (adjective,adverb,idiom)

feed

7 (verb,noun,idiom)

football

7 (noun)

forever

7 (adverb,noun,idiom)

gold

7 (noun,adjective)

guidance

7 (noun)

hotel

7 (noun)

impress

7 (verb,noun)

install

7 (verb)

interview

7 (noun,verb)

kid

7 (noun,verb,adjective)

mark

7 (noun,verb,idiom)

match

7 (noun,verb)

mission

7 (noun,adjective)

nobody

7 (pronoun,noun)

obvious

7 (adjective)

ourselves

7 (pronoun)

owner

7 (noun)

pain

7 (noun,verb,idiom)

participate

7 (verb)

pleasure

7 (noun,verb)

priority

7 (noun)

protection

7 (noun)

repeat

7 (verb,noun)

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round

7 (adjective,noun,adverb,verb)

score

7 (noun,verb,idiom)

screw

7 (noun,verb,idiom)

seek

7 (verb,idiom)

sex

7 (noun,verb,idiom)

sharp

7 (adjective,verb,adverb,noun)

shop

7 (noun,verb,interjection,idiom)

shower

7 (noun,verb,idiom)

sing

7 (verb,noun)

slide

7 (verb,noun,idiom)

strip

7 (verb,noun)

suggestion

7 (noun)

suit

7 (noun,verb,idiom)

tension

7 (noun)

thick

7 (adjective,adverb,noun,idiom)

tone

7 (noun,verb)

totally

7 (adverb)

twice

7 (adverb)

variation

7 (noun)

whereas

7 (conjunction,noun)

window

7 (noun,verb)

wise

7 (adjective,verb,idiom)

wish

7 (verb,noun)

agent

6 (noun,adjective,verb)

anxiety

6 (noun)

atmosphere

6 (noun)

awareness

6 (noun)

band

6 (noun,verb)

bath

6 (noun)

block

6 (noun,verb)

bone

6 (noun,verb,adverb)

bread

6 (noun)

calendar

6 (noun,verb)

candidate

6 (noun)

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cap

6 (noun,verb)

careful

6 (adjective)

climate

6 (noun)

coat

6 (noun,verb)

collect

6 (verb,adverb,noun)

combine

6 (verb,noun)

command

6 (verb,noun)

comparison

6 (noun)

confusion

6 (noun)

construction

6 (noun)

contest

6 (noun,verb)

corner

6 (noun,adjective,verb,idiom)

court

6 (noun,verb,idiom)

cup

6 (noun,verb)

dig

6 (verb,noun)

district

6 (noun,verb)

divide

6 (verb,noun)

door

6 (noun,idiom)

east

6 (noun,adjective,adverb)

elevator

6 (noun)

elsewhere

6 (adverb)

emotion

6 (noun)

employee

6 (noun)

employer

6 (noun)

equivalent

6 (adjective,noun)

everywhere

6 (adverb)

except

6 (preposition,conjunction,idiom)

finger

6 (noun,verb,idiom)

garage

6 (noun,verb)

guarantee

6 (noun,verb)

guest

6 (noun)

hang

6 (verb,noun,idiom)

height

6 (noun)

himself

6 (pronoun)

hole

6 (noun,verb,idiom)

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hook

6 (noun,verb,idiom)

hunt

6 (verb,noun)

implement

6 (noun,verb)

initial

6 (adjective,noun,verb)

intend

6 (verb)

introduce

6 (verb)

latter

6 (adjective)

layer

6 (noun,verb)

leadership

6 (noun)

lecture

6 (noun,verb)

lie

6 (noun,verb,idiom)

mall

6 (noun)

manager

6 (noun)

manner

6 (noun,idiom)

march

6 (verb,noun,idiom)

married

6 (past,verb,adjective,noun)

meeting

6 (noun,idiom)

mention

6 (verb,noun,idiom)

narrow

6 (adjective,verb,noun)

nearby

6 (adjective,adverb)

neither

6 (conjunction,adjective,pronoun)

nose

6 (noun,verb,idiom)

obviously

6 (adverb)

operation

6 (noun)

parking

6 (noun,adjective)

partner

6 (noun,verb)

perfectly

6 (adverb)

physically

6 (adverb)

profile

6 (noun,verb)

proud

6 (adjective,idiom)

recording

6 (noun)

relate

6 (verb)

respect

6 (noun,verb)

rice

6 (noun,verb)

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routine

6 (noun,adjective)

sample

6 (noun)

schedule

6 (noun,verb)

settle

6 (verb)

smell

6 (verb,noun)

somehow

6 (adverb,idiom)

spiritual

6 (adjective,noun)

survey

6 (verb,noun)

swimming

6 (noun,adjective)

telephone

6 (noun,verb)

tie

6 (verb,noun,idiom)

tip

6 (noun,verb)

transportation

6 (noun)

unhappy

6 (adjective)

wild

6 (adjective,adverb,noun,idiom)

winter

6 (noun,adjective,verb)

absolutely

5 (adverb,interjection)

acceptable

5 (adjective)

adult

5 (adjective,noun)

aggressive

5 (adjective)

airline

5 (noun,adjective)

apart

5 (adjective,adverb)

assure

5 (verb)

attract

5 (verb)

bag

5 (noun,verb)

battle

5 (noun,verb)

bed

5 (noun,verb)

bill

5 (noun,verb)

boring

5 (adjective)

bother

5 (noun,verb)

brief

5 (adjective,noun,verb)

cake

5 (noun,verb)

charity

5 (noun)

code

5 (noun,verb)

cousin

5 (noun)

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crazy

5 (adjective,noun,idiom)

curve

5 (noun,verb,idiom)

designer

5 (noun,adjective)

dimension

5 (noun,verb)

disaster

5 (noun)

distinct

5 (adjective)

distribute

5 (verb)

dress

5 (noun,adjective,verb)

ease

5 (noun,verb)

eastern

5 (adjective)

editor

5 (noun)

efficiency

5 (noun)

emergency

5 (noun,adjective)

escape

5 (verb,noun,adjective)

evening

5 (noun,adjective)

excitement

5 (noun)

expose

5 (verb,idiom)

extension

5 (noun,adjective)

extent

5 (noun)

farm

5 (noun,verb,idiom)

feedback

5 (noun)

fight

5 (noun,verb)

gap

5 (noun,verb)

gather

5 (verb,noun,idiom)

grade

5 (noun,verb)

guitar

5 (noun)

hate

5 (verb,noun)

holiday

5 (noun,adjective,verb)

homework

5 (noun)

horror

5 (noun,adjective)

horse

5 (noun,verb,adjective,idiom)

host

5 (noun,verb)

husband

5 (noun,verb)

leader

5 (noun)

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loan

5 (noun,verb,idiom)

logical

5 (adjective)

mistake

5 (noun,verb,idiom)

mom

5 (noun)

mountain

5 (noun,adjective,idiom)

nail

5 (noun,verb,idiom)

noise

5 (noun,verb)

none

5 (pronoun,adverb,adjective)

occasion

5 (noun,verb,idiom)

outcome

5 (noun)

overcome

5 (verb)

owe

5 (verb)

package

5 (noun,verb)

patient

5 (noun,adjective)

pause

5 (noun,verb,idiom)

permission

5 (noun)

phrase

5 (noun,verb)

presentation

5 (noun)

prior

5 (adjective,noun,idiom)

promotion

5 (noun)

proof

5 (noun,adjective,verb)

race

5 (noun,verb)

reasonable

5 (adjective)

reflection

5 (noun)

refrigerator

5 (noun)

relief

5 (noun,idiom)

repair

5 (verb,noun)

resolution

5 (noun)

revenue

5 (noun)

rough

5 (adjective,noun,adverb,verb)

sad

5 (adjective,noun)

sand

5 (noun,verb,idiom)

scratch

5 (verb,noun,adjective,idiom)

sentence

5 (noun,verb)

session

5 (noun)

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shoulder

5 (noun,verb,idiom)

sick

5 (adjective,noun,idiom)

singer

5 (noun)

smoke

5 (noun,verb,idiom)

stomach

5 (noun,verb)

strange

5 (adjective,adverb)

strict

5 (adjective)

strike

5 (verb,noun,adjective,idiom)

string

5 (noun,verb,idiom)

succeed

5 (verb)

successfully

5 (adverb)

suddenly

5 (adverb)

suffer

5 (verb)

surprised

5 (past,verb)

tennis

5 (noun)

throw

5 (verb)

tourist

5 (noun,adverb)

towel

5 (noun,verb)

truly

5 (adverb)

vacation

5 (noun,verb)

virtually

5 (adverb)

west

5 (noun,adjective,adverb,idiom)

wheel

5 (noun,verb,idiom)

wine

5 (noun,adjective,verb,idiom)

acquire

4 (verb)

adapt

4 (verb)

adjust

4 (verb)

administrative

4 (adjective)

altogether

4 (adverb)

anyway

4 (adverb)

argue

4 (verb)

arise

4 (verb)

arm

4 (noun,verb)

aside

4 (noun,adverb)

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associate

4 (noun,verb,adjective)

automatic

4 (adjective)

automatically

4 (adverb)

basket

4 (noun)

bet

4 (noun,verb)

blow

4 (noun,verb)

bonus

4 (noun)

border

4 (noun,verb)

branch

4 (noun,verb)

breast

4 (noun,verb)

brother

4 (noun,interjection)

buddy

4 (noun,verb)

bunch

4 (noun,verb)

cabinet

4 (noun)

childhood

4 (noun)

chip

4 (noun,verb)

church

4 (noun)

civil

4 (adjective)

clothes

4 (noun)

coach

4 (noun,verb,adverb)

coffee

4 (noun)

confirm

4 (verb)

cross

4 (noun,verb,adjective)

deeply

4 (adverb)

definitely

4 (adverb)

deliberately

4 (adverb)

dinner

4 (noun)

document

4 (noun,verb)

draft

4 (noun,verb,adjective)

drawing

4 (noun)

dust

4 (noun,verb)

employ

4 (verb,noun)

encouraging

4 (verb)

expert

4 (noun,adjective)

external

4 (adjective,noun)

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floor

4 (noun,verb)

former

4 (adjective)

god

4 (noun,interjection)

golf

4 (noun,verb)

habit

4 (noun,verb)

hair

4 (noun)

hardly

4 (adverb)

hearing

4 (noun)

hurt

4 (verb,noun)

illegal

4 (adjective,noun)

incorporate

4 (verb)

initiative

4 (noun)

iron

4 (noun,verb)

judge

4 (noun,verb)

judgment

4 (noun)

justify

4 (verb)

knife

4 (noun,verb)

lab

4 (noun)

landscape

4 (noun,verb)

laugh

4 (verb,noun)

lay

4 (verb,noun,adjective)

league

4 (noun,verb)

loud

4 (adjective,adverb)

mail

4 (noun,verb)

massive

4 (adjective)

measurement

4 (noun)

mess

4 (noun,verb)

mobile

4 (adjective,noun)

mode

4 (noun)

mud

4 (noun)

nasty

4 (adjective,noun)

native

4 (noun,adjective)

opening

4 (noun,adjective)

orange

4 (noun)

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ordinary

4 (adjective,noun)

organize

4 (verb)

ought

4 (verb)

parent

4 (noun,verb)

pattern

4 (noun,verb)

pin

4 (noun,verb)

poetry

4 (noun)

police

4 (noun)

pool

4 (noun,verb)

possess

4 (verb)

possibility

4 (noun)

pound

4 (noun,verb)

procedure

4 (noun)

queen

4 (noun)

ratio

4 (noun)

readily

4 (adverb)

relation

4 (noun)

relieve

4 (verb)

request

4 (noun,verb)

respond

4 (verb,noun)

restaurant

4 (noun)

retain

4 (verb)

royal

4 (adjective,noun)

salary

4 (noun,verb)

satisfaction

4 (noun)

sector

4 (noun)

senior

4 (adjective,noun)

shame

4 (noun,verb)

shelter

4 (noun,verb)

shoe

4 (noun,verb)

shut

4 (verb)

signature

4 (noun)

significance

4 (noun)

silver

4 (noun,adjective,verb)

somebody

4 (pronoun)

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song

4 (noun)

southern

4 (adjective)

split

4 (verb,noun)

strain

4 (verb,noun)

struggle

4 (verb,noun)

super

4 (adjective,adverb,noun)

swim

4 (verb,noun)

tackle

4 (noun,verb)

tank

4 (noun,verb)

terribly

4 (adverb)

tight

4 (adjective,adverb)

tooth

4 (noun)

town

4 (noun)

train

4 (verb,noun)

trust

4 (noun,verb)

unfair

4 (adjective)

unfortunately

4 (adverb)

upper

4 (adjective,noun)

vehicle

4 (noun)

visible

4 (adjective)

volume

4 (noun)

wash

4 (verb,noun)

waste

4 (verb,adjective,noun)

wife

4 (noun)

yellow

4 (adjective,noun,verb)

yours

4 (pronoun)

accident

3 (noun)

airport

3 (noun)

alive

3 (adjective)

angry

3 (adjective)

appointment

3 (noun)

arrival

3 (noun)

assist

3 (noun,verb)

assumption

3 (noun)

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bake

3 (noun,verb)

bar

3 (noun,verb,preposition)

baseball

3 (noun)

bell

3 (noun,verb)

bike

3 (noun,verb)

blame

3 (noun,verb)

boy

3 (noun,interjection)

brick

3 (noun,verb)

calculate

3 (verb)

chair

3 (noun,verb)

chapter

3 (noun)

closet

3 (noun,verb,adjective)

clue

3 (noun,verb)

collar

3 (noun,verb)

comment

3 (noun,verb)

committee

3 (noun)

compete

3 (verb)

concerning

3 (preposition)

conference

3 (noun,verb)

consult

3 (verb)

conversation

3 (noun)

convert

3 (verb,noun)

crash

3 (verb,noun,adjective,adverb)

database

3 (noun)

deliver

3 (verb)

dependent

3 (adjective,noun)

desperate

3 (adjective)

devil

3 (noun,verb)

diet

3 (noun,verb)

enthusiasm

3 (noun)

error

3 (noun)

exciting

3 (adjective)

explanation

3 (noun)

extend

3 (verb)

farmer

3 (noun)

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fear

3 (noun,verb)

fold

3 (verb,noun)

forth

3 (adverb)

friendly

3 (adjective)

fuel

3 (noun,verb)

funny

3 (adjective,noun)

gate

3 (noun)

girl

3 (noun)

glove

3 (noun,verb)

grab

3 (verb,noun)

gross

3 (adjective,adverb,verb,noun)

hall

3 (noun)

herself

3 (pronoun)

hide

3 (verb,noun)

historian

3 (noun)

hospital

3 (noun)

ill

3 (adjective,adverb,noun)

injury

3 (noun)

instruction

3 (noun)

investigate

3 (verb)

jacket

3 (noun,verb)

lucky

3 (adjective)

lunch

3 (noun,verb)

maintenance

3 (noun)

manufacturer

3 (noun)

meal

3 (noun)

miss

3 (verb,noun)

monitor

3 (noun,verb)

mortgage

3 (noun,verb)

negotiate

3 (verb)

nurse

3 (noun,verb)

pace

3 (noun,verb,preposition)

panic

3 (noun,verb)

peak

3 (noun,verb,adjective)

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perception

3 (noun)

permit

3 (verb,noun)

pie

3 (noun)

plane

3 (noun,adjective,verb)

poem

3 (noun)

presence

3 (noun)

proposal

3 (noun)

provided

3 (past,verb)

qualify

3 (verb)

quote

3 (verb,noun)

realistic

3 (adjective)

reception

3 (noun)

recover

3 (verb,noun)

replacement

3 (noun)

resolve

3 (verb,noun)

retire

3 (verb)

revolution

3 (noun)

reward

3 (noun,verb)

rid

3 (verb)

river

3 (noun)

roll

3 (verb,noun)

row

3 (noun,verb)

sandwich

3 (noun,verb)

shock

3 (noun,verb)

sink

3 (verb,noun)

slip

3 (verb,noun)

son

3 (noun)

sorry

3 (adjective)

spare

3 (adjective,noun,verb)

speech

3 (noun)

spite

3 (noun,verb)

spray

3 (noun,verb)

surprise

3 (noun,verb)

suspect

3 (verb,noun,adjective)

sweet

3 (adjective,noun)

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swing

3 (verb,noun)

tea

3 (noun)

till

3 (noun,verb)

transition

3 (noun,verb)

twist

3 (verb,noun)

ugly

3 (adjective)

unlikely

3 (adjective)

upstairs

3 (adjective,noun)

usual

3 (adjective,noun)

village

3 (noun)

warning

3 (noun)

weekend

3 (noun,verb)

weigh

3 (verb)

welcome

3 (noun,interjection,verb,adjective)

winner

3 (noun)

worker

3 (noun)

writer

3 (noun)

yard

3 (noun,verb)

abroad

2 (adverb,noun)

alarm

2 (noun,verb)

anxious

2 (adjective)

arrive

2 (verb)

assistance

2 (noun)

attach

2 (verb)

behave

2 (verb)

bend

2 (noun,verb)

bicycle

2 (noun,verb)

bite

2 (noun,verb)

blind

2 (noun,verb,adjective,adverb)

bottle

2 (noun,verb)

brave

2 (adjective,noun,verb)

breath

2 (noun)

briefly

2 (adverb)

buyer

2 (noun)

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cable

2 (noun,verb)

calm

2 (adjective,noun,verb)

candle

2 (noun,verb)

celebrate

2 (verb)

chest

2 (noun)

chocolate

2 (noun)

clerk

2 (noun,verb)

cloud

2 (noun,verb)

comprehensive

2 (adjective)

concentrate

2 (verb,noun)

concert

2 (noun,verb)

conclusion

2 (noun)

contribution

2 (noun)

convince

2 (verb)

cookie

2 (noun)

counter

2 (noun,verb,adverb,adjective)

courage

2 (noun)

curious

2 (adjective)

dad

2 (noun)

desk

2 (noun)

dirty

2 (adjective,verb)

disagree

2 (verb)

downtown

2 (adjective,adverb,noun)

drawer

2 (noun)

establish

2 (verb)

establishment

2 (noun)

estimate

2 (verb,noun)

examination

2 (noun)

flower

2 (noun,verb)

garbage

2 (noun)

grand

2 (adjective,noun)

grandfather

2 (noun,verb)

grocery

2 (noun)

harm

2 (noun,verb)

honest

2 (adjective,adverb)

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honey

2 (noun)

ignore

2 (verb)

imply

2 (verb)

impression

2 (noun)

impressive

2 (adjective)

improvement

2 (noun)

independence

2 (noun)

informal

2 (adjective)

inner

2 (adjective)

insect

2 (noun)

insist

2 (verb)

inspection

2 (noun)

inspector

2 (noun)

king

2 (noun)

knee

2 (noun,verb)

ladder

2 (noun)

lawyer

2 (noun,verb)

leather

2 (noun,adjective,verb)

load

2 (noun,verb)

loose

2 (adjective,verb)

male

2 (adjective,noun)

menu

2 (noun)

mine

2 (pronoun,noun,verb)

mirror

2 (noun,verb)

moreover

2 (adverb)

neck

2 (noun,verb)

penalty

2 (noun)

pension

2 (noun,verb)

piano

2 (noun)

plate

2 (noun,verb)

pleasant

2 (adjective)

pleased

2 (past,verb)

potato

2 (noun)

profession

2 (noun)

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professor

2 (noun)

prompt

2 (verb,noun,adjective)

proposed

2 (past,verb)

purple

2 (noun,adjective,verb)

pursue

2 (verb)

quantity

2 (noun)

quiet

2 (adjective,noun,verb)

reaction

2 (noun)

refuse

2 (verb,noun)

regret

2 (verb,noun)

remaining

2 (verb)

requirement

2 (noun)

reveal

2 (verb,noun)

ruin

2 (noun,verb)

rush

2 (verb,noun)

salad

2 (noun)

sexual

2 (adjective)

shake

2 (verb,noun)

shift

2 (verb,noun)

shine

2 (verb,noun)

ship

2 (noun,verb)

sister

2 (noun)

skirt

2 (noun,verb)

slice

2 (noun,verb)

snow

2 (noun,verb)

specialist

2 (noun,adjective)

specify

2 (verb)

steal

2 (verb,noun)

stroke

2 (noun,verb)

strongly

2 (adverb)

suck

2 (verb,noun)

sudden

2 (adjective)

supermarket

2 (noun)

surround

2 (verb,noun)

switch

2 (noun,verb)

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terrible

2 (adjective)

tired

2 (past,verb)

tongue

2 (noun)

trash

2 (noun,verb)

tune

2 (noun,verb)

unable

2 (adjective)

warn

2 (verb)

weak

2 (adjective)

weakness

2 (noun)

wedding

2 (noun)

wooden

2 (adjective)

worried

2 (past,verb)

yeah

2 (adverb,interjection)

zone

2 (noun,verb)

accuse

1 (verb)

admire

1 (verb)

admit

1 (verb)

adopt

1 (verb)

affair

1 (noun)

ambition

1 (noun)

analyst

1 (noun)

anger

1 (noun,verb)

announce

1 (verb)

anybody

1 (pronoun,noun)

apologize

1 (verb)

apple

1 (noun)

approve

1 (verb)

asleep

1 (adjective)

assignment

1 (noun)

assistant

1 (noun)

attend

1 (verb)

award

1 (noun,verb)

bathroom

1 (noun)

bear

1 (verb,noun)

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bedroom

1 (noun)

beer

1 (noun)

belong

1 (verb)

bid

1 (noun,verb)

birthday

1 (noun)

bitter

1 (noun,adjective)

boot

1 (noun,verb)

brilliant

1 (adjective,noun)

bug

1 (noun,verb)

camp

1 (noun,verb,adjective)

candy

1 (noun,verb)

carpet

1 (noun,verb)

cat

1 (noun,verb)

celebration

1 (noun)

champion

1 (noun,verb)

championship

1 (noun)

channel

1 (noun,verb)

cheek

1 (noun)

client

1 (noun)

clock

1 (noun,verb)

comfort

1 (noun,verb)

commit

1 (verb)

confident

1 (adjective)

conscious

1 (adjective)

consequence

1 (noun)

cow

1 (noun,verb)

crack

1 (noun,verb,adjective)

criticize

1 (verb)

dare

1 (verb,noun)

dear

1 (adjective,noun,adverb,interjection)

decent

1 (adjective)

delay

1 (verb,noun)

departure

1 (noun)

deserve

1 (verb)

destroy

1 (verb)

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diamond

1 (noun)

dirt

1 (noun)

disappointed

1 (past,verb)

drunk

1 (adjective,noun)

ear

1 (noun)

embarrassed

1 (adjective)

empty

1 (adjective,verb,noun)

engineer

1 (noun,verb)

entrance

1 (noun,verb)

fault

1 (noun,verb)

female

1 (adjective,noun)

fortune

1 (noun)

friendship

1 (noun)

funeral

1 (noun)

gene

1 (noun)

girlfriend

1 (noun)

grass

1 (noun,verb)

guilty

1 (adjective)

guy

1 (noun,verb)

hat

1 (noun)

hell

1 (noun,interjection)

hesitate

1 (verb)

highlight

1 (noun,verb)

honestly

1 (adverb)

hurry

1 (verb,noun)

illustrate

1 (verb)

incident

1 (noun,adjective)

indication

1 (noun)

inevitable

1 (adjective,noun)

inform

1 (verb)

intention

1 (noun)

invite

1 (verb,noun)

island

1 (noun,verb)

joke

1 (noun,verb)

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jury

1 (noun,verb,adjective)

kiss

1 (verb,noun)

lady

1 (noun)

leg

1 (noun,verb)

lip

1 (noun,verb)

lonely

1 (adjective)

mad

1 (adjective)

manufacturing

1 (verb)

marry

1 (verb,interjection)

mate

1 (noun,verb)

midnight

1 (noun)

motor

1 (noun,adjective,verb)

neat

1 (adjective,noun)

negotiation

1 (noun)

nerve

1 (noun,verb)

nervous

1 (adjective)

nowhere

1 (adverb,pronoun,adjective)

obligation

1 (noun)

odd

1 (adjective)

ok

1 (adjective,adverb,noun,verb)

passage

1 (noun,verb)

passenger

1 (noun)

pen

1 (noun,verb)

persuade

1 (verb)

pizza

1 (noun)

platform

1 (noun)

poet

1 (noun)

pollution

1 (noun)

pop

1 (verb,noun,adverb,adjective)

pour

1 (verb)

pray

1 (verb,adverb)

pretend

1 (verb,adjective)

previously

1 (adverb)

pride

1 (noun,verb)

priest

1 (noun,verb)

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prize

1 (noun,adjective,verb)

promise

1 (noun,verb)

propose

1 (verb)

punch

1 (verb,noun)

quit

1 (verb,noun)

recognition

1 (noun)

remarkable

1 (adjective)

remind

1 (verb)

reply

1 (verb,noun)

representative

1 (adjective,noun)

reputation

1 (noun)

resident

1 (noun,adjective)

resist

1 (verb,noun)

resort

1 (noun,verb)

ring

1 (noun,verb)

rip

1 (verb,noun)

roof

1 (noun,verb)

rope

1 (noun,verb)

rub

1 (verb,noun)

sail

1 (noun,verb)

scheme

1 (noun,verb)

script

1 (noun,verb)

shall

1 (verb)

shirt

1 (noun)

silly

1 (adjective,noun)

sir

1 (noun)

slight

1 (adjective,verb,noun)

smart

1 (adjective,verb,noun)

smile

1 (verb,noun)

sock

1 (noun,verb)

speaker

1 (noun)

spell

1 (verb,noun)

station

1 (noun,verb)

stranger

1 (noun)

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stretch

1 (verb,noun)

stupid

1 (adjective,noun)

submit

1 (verb)

substantial

1 (adjective)

suppose

1 (verb)

surgery

1 (noun)

suspicious

1 (adjective)

sympathy

1 (noun)

tale

1 (noun)

tall

1 (adjective)

tear

1 (verb,noun)

temporary

1 (adjective,noun)

throat

1 (noun)

tiny

1 (adjective)

toe

1 (noun,verb)

tomorrow

1 (adverb,noun)

tower

1 (noun,verb)

trainer

1 (noun)

translate

1 (verb)

truck

1 (noun,verb)

uncle

1 (noun)

wake

1 (verb,noun)

weekly

1 (adjective,adverb,noun)

whoever

1 (pronoun)

witness

1 (noun,verb)

wrap

1 (verb,noun)

yesterday

1 (adverb,noun)

youth

1 (noun)

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