slave
noun
someone who works very hard for someone else and does not get much help or money
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People who work hard and are busy
machine
noun
someone who works so hard at a particular activity that they have no time for other activities or for thoughts and feelings
over-achiever
noun
someone who tries extremely hard to be successful and puts pressure on themselves to achieve many things
workaholic
noun
someone who spends most of their time working and has little interest in other things
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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