Missing Pairs

In each of these puzzles, there are two double blanks.
Fill in the blanks with the same pair of letters to complete an English word.

For example, use the letter-pair ac in b__ckp__k to make the word backpack.

{take a couple, there's enuf 2 share}

** 1. v _ _ lat _ _ n

** 2. h _ _ dw _ _ e

** 3. _ _ rses _ _ e

** 4. a _ _ a _ _ a

** 5. s _ _ tim _ _ t

** 6. who _ _ sa _ _

** 7. p _ _ sev _ _ e

** 8. tr _ _ bad _ _ r

** 9. _ _ da _ _ ted

** 10. d _ _ tingu _ _ h

** 11. _ _ s _ _ de

** 12. _ _ od _ _ rk

** 13. p _ _ dl _ _

** 14. _ _ p _ _ zard

** 15. h _ _ g _ _ lin

** 16. c _ _ kb _ _ k

** 17. a _ _ mo _ _

** 18. _ _ at _ _

** 19. s _ _ ur _ _ e

** 20. lo _ _ i _ _

** 21. _ _ i _ _

1. vIOlatIOn
2. hARdwARe
3. HOrsesHOe

Morning kat.

Good morning curly,
and may you have a blessed day!

7 - pERsevERe
16 - cOOkbOOk

10. dIStinguISh

12. WOodWOrk :winter:

5. sENtimENt

Bernie

14. HApHAzard

8. trOUbadOUr
19. sATurATe

6. whoLEsaLE
15. hOBgOBlin
20. loNGiNG

9. UNdaUNted
11. CAsCAde

nudder cool puzzle Kat

tyvm, cyrus, I'm udderly glad u enjoyed it

4. aLFaLFa
13. pEDdlED
17. aNEmoNE
18. ORatOR