remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
defense; defence; defensive preparations
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
magic bullet; magic bullets
in the face of; in defiance of
to gather strength; to take heart
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
disregarding strategy and using brute force
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to call each other; to call out to one another
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
source of river; fountainhead
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
morning training (e.g. before school)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method