rate
verb
to consider that someone or something has a particular quality or has achieved a particular standard or level
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To say that something has a particular quality or feature
attribute to
to think of someone or something as having a particular quality or feature
represent
verb
to describe someone or something in a particular way, especially when this influences other people’s opinions
brand
verb
to describe someone or something as a bad person or thing, especially when they do not deserve this
say a lot/very little etc for
to show that someone or something has a lot/very little etc of a particular quality
credit with
to say or believe that someone has a particular quality
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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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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