scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
guardian; protector; patron; parent
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to live; to reside; to inhabit
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
banknote; bill; note; paper money
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to palm off; to force a sale
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship