blocking the way; standing in the way
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
holding out a little longer
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
restlessly; in continuous motion
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
angrily; in a huff; in anger; high on marijuana
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
finish; finishing; finishing touches
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
turmoil; chaos; confusion
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while