spoil
verb
to treat someone with a lot of care and kindness
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To treat someone with great care or kindness
pamper
verb
to look after someone very well, especially by making them feel very comfortable or by giving them nice things
fuss over
to give a person or animal a lot of attention to show that you love them
do well by someone
to treat someone in a fair or generous way
wait on someone hand and foot
to do everything for someone so that they do not have to do anything for themselves
make a fuss of
to give a person or animal a lot of attention to show that you love them
roll out the red carpet for someone
to give special treatment to an important visitor
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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