saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
adoration; admiration; devotion
biological younger brother
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
along the road; along the way
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
serious criminal; heinous criminal
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
bed and food; eating and sleeping
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
custom; habit; customary practice
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded