to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable