away
adverb
turning or looking towards a different direction
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Describing movement away and changes of direction
up
adjective, adverb, preposition
moving along a road, street, path etc, or at a point along it in a direction away from you
down
adjective, adverb, preposition
at a point somewhere on a road, path etc in a direction away from you
against
preposition
if someone or something moves against the wind, the current etc, they face it and move in the opposite direction
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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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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