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To make someone happy or happier

please

verb

to make someone feel happy and satisfied

excite

verb

to make someone feel happy and enthusiastic about something good that is going to happen

hearten

verb

to make someone feel happier and more hopeful

uplift

verb

to make someone feel happier or more hopeful

fulfil

verb

to make you happy and satisfied because you are using your abilities

bring a smile to your face/lips

to make you smile

make someone’s day

to make someone feel very happy

do someone’s heart good

to make someone feel happy

boost

verb

to make someone feel more positive or more confident

pacify

verb

to make someone who is angry, worried, or upset feel calmer or happier

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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