turn to
to go to someone for help when you are having difficulty dealing with a situation
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To ask someone for help
run to
to ask someone for help, especially when you should not need their help
look to
to hope or expect to get help, advice etc from someone
reach out to
to ask someone for help
call in a favour
to ask someone to help you because you helped them in the past
come running
to ask someone for help or sympathy, especially in a way that is annoying
approach
verb
to speak to someone about something for the first time, especially in order to ask for help or make an offer
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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