HORMONES (Olga's Article)

to scuff

to warp one's reality/judgment/understanding

ebb and flow

to simmer

to simmer with rage/anger

a simmering tension/situation/argument/controversy

to scuff the floor; trainers can scuff the floor

to put off a bit of scuff on one's ambition = show smb they shouldn't be too ambitious

to scuff a brand name

to scuff one's reputation/image

brash

a brash outfit =garish/flamboyant

brash behaviour

to silo

siloed nature/structure

to vex smb/to be vexed by sth/smb

vexatious

to sway smb/one's opinion

to caution against sth

to sound a cautionary nore/comment

a cautionary tale (= an antiexample)

to endorse

celebrity endorsement

to be heavily endorsed (negative)

to be biologically predisposed to sth

to dismiss sth as unimportant/irrelevant