bid
verb
to offer to do work or provide a service for a particular amount of money
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To offer to do something
come forward
to offer help or information
step forward
to offer help to someone who needs it
volunteer
verb
to say that someone else will do something before asking them if they are willing to do it
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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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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