sit back
to relax and stop making the effort to do something
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To rest, relax or do nothing
idle away
to spend time relaxing and doing nothing
while away
to spend time in a relaxed way when you have nothing else to do
lounge around
to spend time relaxing or doing nothing when you should be doing something
wind down
to relax after a period of excitement or worry
recharge your batteries
to rest after being very busy, so that you will be ready to start working again
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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