nag
verb
to frequently ask someone to do something that they do not want to do
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verb
to make someone do something that they do not want to do, for example by using or threatening to use violence
verb
to tell someone that you might or you will cause them harm, especially in order to make them do something
verb
to keep annoying someone, especially by asking them for something or asking them to do something
verb
to force someone to do something that they do not really want to do by being very determined and ignoring what they do to oppose you
verb
to try to persuade or force someone to do something. The usual American word is pressure
to make someone do something that they did not want to do, or to make them do something sooner than they intended to do it
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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