to warn or scold someone severely for bad behavior
предупредить или отчитывать кого-то за плохое поведение (predupredit' ili otchityvat' kogo-to za plokhoe povedenie)
"The teacher read the students the riot act after the chaos in class."
"Учитель поругал студентов после хаоса в классе." (Uchitel' **porugal studentov** posle khaosa v klasse)
to react very strongly or angrily
to have equal income and expenses, neither profit nor loss
to know someone very well
to change direction strategically to achieve success
someone who appears harmless but is actually dangerous
To believe in someone's honesty or ability
