shape up
to develop
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To develop or happen successfully
work out
to be successful, or to end in a particular way
take off
to become successful or popular very fast
come off
to succeed
bear fruit
to have a successful result
work like magic
to be very successful, or to have exactly the effect you want
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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