sting

sting

(esp. of insects, plants, and animals) to produce a small but painful injury by making a very small hole in the skin:

 If something stings, it causes you to feel pain:

 Cold air stung Jack’s lungs.

 The soap made his eyes sting.

 If someone’s remarks sting you, they make you feel upset and annoyed:

 Managers were stung by criticism from environmentalists.

 Why do bees sting?

Blossom

Blossom
of a tree or plant) to produce flowers that develop into fruit:

The cherry tree is beginning to blossom.

fig. She has really blossomed recently (= become more confident and successful).

Taunt

Taunt

to try to make other people angry or upset by insulting them, laughing at them.

The movie is about a criminal who taunts the police with phone calls.

Benefactor

Benefactor

a person who does something good to others or gives money for a good cause; a patron; a donor;
a person that gives some help, especially money, to others in need of it, without expecting anything in return,

Accumulate

Accumulate

to collect or increase something gradually, esp. over a period of time.
 We’ve accumulated a lot of junk over the years.
He accumulated a fortune in the music business.

Patrimony

Patrimony

Property passed on to a person by his or her father or ancestor.
This farm is part of my patrimony.

Mutter

to speak quietly and in a voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are anxious or complaining about something.

  He muttered to himself as he walked.
 I heard him mutter something.
"There has to be another way," he muttered.