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Next to, near to and not far away

local

adjective

in or related to the area that you live in, or to the particular area that you are talking about

close

adjective

only a short distance away, or separated by only a short distance

nearly

adverb

almost, or near to a particular amount of time, money, people, or things

beside

preposition

at the side of someone or something and close to them

close

adverb

only a short distance away

together

adverb

if you sew, stick, join etc things together, they form a continuous surface or they become permanently joined to each other

central

adjective

used for saying that something is in the middle of an area, so it is very convenient for using shops, theatres etc

at

preposition

sitting or standing close to something, especially in order to do something

around

adverb, preposition

in or close to a place or area

round

adverb, preposition

in or close to a particular place or area

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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