To have made a request, or demand, of someone
“I kindly asked that they kept their voice down in the cinema while the movie was playing.”
(distance oneself from) Opposite of past tense for to get a sizable lead in a contest
“The climactic scene in which the local Mafiosi converge on the inspector is bone-chilling and unforgettable.”
Opposite of past tense for to move (something or oneself) slowly and carefully
“The second wall of rock doesn't quite meet the one I have been sliding along, so I force myself into the narrowing gap, totally sightless.”
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