filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
youngest brother; last disciple
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
drinking and eating too much
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
our country; our land; one's own country
to name; to call; to christen; to term
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
to establish; to formulate
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
troubled times; turbulent times
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
adoration; admiration; devotion
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
(political) administration; political power
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
direct descent; direct line
head of family; originator
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother