to hector	to try to threaten sb by bullying
to lecture	to give unwanted instructions
to wither	to die (of flowers)
euphemism	a milder term for sth
uncluttered	clean, not messy
to clutter	to put a lot of things in one place
upfront	honest and frank
reverent	greatly respectful
to nag	to pester, to badger
to ebb	to go up and down
to rinse	to pour water over sth
auspicious	likely to bring a desired effect, favourable
to desist from sth	to stop doing sth
to lapse	to make a mistake
to lapse into sth	to fall into sth
the gist	the main points
to tumble	to move awkwardly
to merge	to join
aptly	appropriately
inapt	inappropriate
sheer	obvious
erstwhile	previous
insurmountable	that cannot be solved
to pinpoint	to define sth exactly