let down
to make someone or something less likely to be successful or effective
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To cause problems for someone or something
hold back
to stop someone from being as successful as they should
disadvantage
verb
to make it more difficult for someone or something to succeed than other people or things
put someone to trouble/bother/inconvenience
to cause problems or difficulties for someone by making them do something for you
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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