to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
the relation of master to servant
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
courtesy call; courtesy visit
several minutes; a few minutes
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
this world; this life; world of the living
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
indescribable; having no way to express
vexing; irritating; impatient
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to frolic about; to mess around
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge