deal in
to be interested in something
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To be, or to become interested in something
wake up
to start to pay more attention to something, or to make people pay more attention to something
have something on the brain
to be very interested in something, so that you keep thinking and talking about it
be big on something
to be very interested in something, or enjoy something a lot
be struck by/with something
if you are struck by/with something, it seems unusual, interesting, or impressive to you
live and breathe something
to be very enthusiastic about a particular activity and spend all the time you can doing it or talking about it
can’t take your eyes off
to be unable to stop looking at someone or something that is attractive, surprising, or interesting
leap on
to be immediately very interested in something or very keen to do or have something
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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