to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
pupil; student; schoolchild
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
senior; elder; person older than oneself
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
sidewalk café; footpath café
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
results; record; grades; marks
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
damage; injury; defamation; harm
to be badly made; to fail
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
connection; relation; linkage
using together (jointly); used at the same time
jack of all trades, master of none
complementation; supplementation; completion
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive