public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
being settled; coming to a conclusion
obedience; submission; resignation
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
with a snap; with a click (beep); shortly; briefly; small
it's not like; it isn't as if
provisional; temporary; tentative
accession to the throne; enthronement
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to mow; to reap; to harvest
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
war situation; progress of a battle
living thing; organism; creature; biology
central part; heart (of a city)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to correct oneself; to restate