to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
commander; commanding officer; CO
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
part; portion; glimpse; bit
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
keep up your strength; chin up!
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
group; bunch; crowd; group
self-torturing; masochistic
breakthrough; great discovery
feelings; thoughts; meaning
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to push (something) against