work at
to try hard to develop or improve something
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To work hard
apply yourself
to work very hard on something for a long time
put your back into something
to do something, especially physical work, with a lot of effort
buckle down
to start working hard and seriously
exert yourself
to use a lot of physical or mental effort
work on
to spend time producing or improving 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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