informally russian

• ты́кать

  to poke, to stick, to jab

  to point (at)

  to thou, to address so. informally

• обтяпывавший

  who was arranging, who was fixing up, who was handling (informally)

• обтяпывающий

  arranging (informally/quickly), managing (unofficially), getting things done (expediently)

• ты́кавший

  poking, prodding, jabbing, thrusting

  using the informal "you", addressing informally

• химичивший

  who had been dabbling in chemistry, who had been experimenting with chemicals (informally)