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bustling excitement

lively, energetic activity and strong positive feeling

to express emotions in an overt manner

to show feelings openly and clearly

nonchalant

calm, relaxed, and seeming not concerned

emotional detachment

lack of emotional involvement or connection

to preach the mindset that …

to strongly promote the belief that …

cultural exaltation of indifference

social praise of not caring or showing no concern

to strive to seem unconcerned

to try hard to appear not worried or interested

to convey power

to communicate strength or authority

to be lured into a trap

to be attracted or tricked into a harmful situation

succinct

brief and clearly expressed

to cast sth / sb off

to discard or reject sth

chalant (inf)

showing concern or care

void of coolness (lit)

lacking calm confidence or style

composure

calm self-control

to repress visceral emotions

to hold back strong, instinctive feelings

to strike a balance between the two

to find the middle ground between two things

to live a rounded experience

to have a full and varied life

affectionate

showing love or care

sincere bond

honest and genuine connection

to exalt perfection

to praise or raise perfection to a very high level

to doom a courtship

to cause a romantic relationship to fail at the very start

to wrestle with a dating obstacle

to struggle with a difficulty in romantic interaction

misalignment

lack of agreement or proper match

to heed warnings

to pay attention to and follow advice about danger or problems

to end a nascent relationship

to stop a newly formed romantic connection

rigorous vetting process

careful and strict evaluation of sb or sth needed to make certain that they are or it is acceptable or suitable for sth

iteration of sth

repeated version or form of sth

age-old relationship strain

long-standing tension in relationships

stylistic transgression

violation of style rules or norms

fashion breach

breaking of accepted clothing rules

infamous

widely known for negative reasons

signs of resentment

indications of bitter or angry feeling

to give backhanded compliments

to make praise that also contains hidden criticism

stand-in for someone’s social status

substitute symbol representing sb’s social position

to defer sth to sb

to pass a decision or responsibility to sb

to bridge the swag gap

to reduce the difference in style or confidence

to elevate one’s aura

to improve one’s overall vibe or impression

overall presence

general impression or effect sb gives

to fizzle out of favor

to gradually and slowly lose popularity

to assign meanings to sth

to give interpretations or significance to sth

to harness the power of sth

to use the strength or potential of sth effectively

byproduct of sth

secondary result or outcome of sth

to emit a masculine aura

to give off a strong, traditionally male impression

to console sb

to comfort sb

to enhance one’s aura

to improve one’s vibe or impression

amusing system

entertaining or funny structure or set of rules

rife with misogyny

full of hatred or prejudice against women

to dismantle sth

to take sth apart or break it down

to ramp sth up

to increase sth quickly or strongly

antisocial dating rhetoric

ideas or language about dating that discourage social connection

echo chamber

environment where similar opinions are repeated and reinforced

to be ahead of the curve

to be more advanced or innovative than others

acutely aware of sth

very conscious and sensitive to sth

to have cultural cache

to possess social value or prestige in a culture

to assert coolness

to show or claim a stylish and confident image

demeanor

outward behavior or manner

poise

calm and graceful self-control

in a concerted fashion

in a planned and coordinated way

in-group

social group with shared identity or belonging

to come with cultural capital

to include social value or status

emotional restraint

control over emotional expression

pretentious

trying to appear more important or refined than true

disaffection

feeling of dissatisfaction or lack of loyalty

novelty

quality of being new or original

subversive

challenging established norms or authority

derivative

lacking originality; based on existing ideas

to be in the know

to have special or insider knowledge

commodity

product or item for trade

to monitor oneself

to observe and control one’s own behavior

to signal authenticity

to show genuineness or realness

cohesive identity

unified and consistent sense of self

baked into sth

included as an essential part of sth

to go against the grain

to act against common practice

obscure

not well known or hard to understand

to eliminate performance

to remove artificial or staged behavior

to transcend the algorithm

to go beyond the algorithm

anxiety-inducing

causing feelings of worry or stress

to reconcile with sth

to accept and come to terms with sth

to come out the womb with swag

to be born with natural style or confidence

to reach maximum swag capacity

to reach the highest level of style or confidence

to acquire swag

to gain style or confidence

to decenter sth

to start viewing sth as less important

stringent approach

strict and demanding method

egotistical

excessively self-focused or self-important

to eradicate the ego

to remove self-centered thinking

to act on one’s whims

to behave based on sudden desires

to gain insight into oneself

to develop deeper self-understanding

to self-regulate

to control one’s own behavior or emotions

to suppress individuality

to limit personal expression or uniqueness

to avoid group think

to resist shared uncritical opinions

homogeneous

uniform or lacking diversity

to perpetuate sth

to cause sth (often negative) to continue

to opt for sth

to choose sth

to derive swag from sth

to gain swag from sth

to conform

to follow social norms or expectations

corny (inf)

overly sentimental or lacking originality

to risk being side-eyed (inf)

to risk receiving disapproving looks

to freeze sb out

to intentionally ignore or exclude sb from a group

copied without credit

use of ideas without acknowledgment

to move the needle

to cause noticeable change or progress