solitary
adjective
tending to spend a lot of time alone
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Preferring to be alone
antisocial
adjective
not interested in meeting other people, or not enjoying friendly relationships with them
keep yourself to yourself
to stay alone or with your family rather than spending time with other people
insular
adjective
not interested in meeting anyone outside your own group or country, or not interested in learning new ideas or ways of doing things
stay-at-home
adjective
choosing to stay at home instead of going to places to meet friends or do interesting things
two’s company, three’s a crowd
used for saying that two people, especially people having a romantic relationship, would prefer to be alone rather than with other people
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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