member of *someone's suite / attendant

ironically / ironical / sarcasm / cynical / in irony / sardonic / catty / sarcastic / satirical / cynically / sarcastically / satire / irony

be sarcastic / make cynical remarks / insinuate ironically / hint at ironically / speak ironically

enter / advancing into / going into / go into / advance into

double Dutch / jargon / gibberish / nonsense

jest / white lie / joke / banter / pun / make fun of *someone

never dreamed / unexpected / unforseen

get a start on / forestall / get the jump on

get the jump on / get a start on / get a head start / forestall / take the advantage (over others)

outsmarting