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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| lieutenant | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| second lieutenant | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| underling | /xx | Noun |
| number two | /xx | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| successor | x/x | Noun |
| senior | /x | Name |
| report | x/ | Noun |
| commander | x/x | Noun |
| senior captain | /x/x | Name, Name |
| first lieutenant | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| captain | /x | Noun |
| second fiddle | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| second | /x | Noun |
| minister | /xx | Noun |
| number one | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| commandant | xx/ | Noun |
| private | /x | Adjective |
| adjutant | /xx | Noun |
| lieutenant colonel | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| lieutenant general | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| inspector | x/x | Noun |
| first among equals | /x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| lieutenant governor | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| chief of staff | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| commanding officer | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| corporal | /xx | Noun |
| major general | /x/xx | Name, Name |
| leader | /x | Noun |
| general officer | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| commissary | /xxx | Noun |
| orderly | /xx | Adjective |
| retainer | x/x | Noun |
| brigadier general | xx//xx | Phrase, Noun |
| officer | /xx | Noun |
| boss | / | Noun |
| general | /xx | Noun |
| adjoint | x/ | Noun |
| adjutant general | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| follower | /xx | Noun |
| yeoman | /x | Noun |
| staff officer | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| commander in chief | x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| sequent | /x | Noun |
| prefect | /x | Noun |
| brigadier | xx/ | Noun |
| sergeant | /x | Noun |
| supervisee | /xx/ | Noun |
| commissioner | x/xx | Noun |
| heir | / | Noun |
| noncommissioned officer | /x/x/xx | Name, Name |
| superintendent | xxx/x | Noun |
| chieftain | /x | Noun |
| colonel general | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| predecessor | /xxx | Noun |
| master | /x | Noun |
| aide | / | Noun |
| third | / | Noun |
| vice president | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| soldier | /x | Noun |
| deputy | /xx | Noun |
| vice | / | Noun |
| overlord | /xx | Noun |
| assistant | x/x | Noun |
| head honcho | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| younger | /x | Adjective |
| henchman | /x | Noun |
| adjunct | /x | Noun |
| somewhat | // | Adverb |
| dean | / | Noun |
| submitter | x/x | Noun |
| coworker | //x | Noun |
| war chief | // | Phrase, Noun |
| power behind the throne | /xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| chief | / | Noun |
| aspirant | /xx | Noun |
| supply | x/ | Noun |
| opposite number | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| bidder | /x | Noun |
| cadet | x/ | Noun |
| authority figure | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| sidekick | /x | Noun |
| fifth | / | Noun |
| latter | /x | Adjective |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
