to improve , make better

verb

amend , better

worsen , aggravate, exacerbate

poise , assurance , great self-confidence

noun

composure , self-assurance, levelheadedness

confusion , embarrassment, abashment

without experience, immature

adj

raw , green , unfledged , inexperienced

nature , grown-up , polished , sophisticated

saliva or muscles flowing from the mouth or nose

noun

balderdash, tommyrot , slaver

a summary , condensed account

noun

abstract , digest , archetype

by virtue of holding a certain office

adj and adv

to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance

verb

cozy up to , curry favor with

humiliate oneself

trespasser , meddler , buttinsky

one who moves in where he or she is not wanted

noun

to make a violent attack in words

verb

harangue , remonstrate

acclaim , glorify , extol

weariness of body or mind

noun

fatigue , lethargy, torpor, languor