danger
noun
a situation in which harm, death, damage, or destruction is possible
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Dangerous or exciting situations
havoc
noun
a situation in which there is a lot of damage or destruction, or in which something cannot continue in its normal way because of problems
a near thing
a situation in which you just managed to avoid danger
a matter of life and death
a serious or dangerous situation that you must deal with immediately in order to prevent something bad from happening
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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