to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
pride; dignity; self-respect
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
to gain a victory; to win
foundation stone; cornerstone
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
in the city; within the city
be (that) as it may; having said that
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
main street; avenue; boulevard
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to rock; to shake; to swing
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
as soon as possible; ASAP
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
hidden treasure; treasured article
eight (long cylindrical things)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
vigilante; member of a vigilante group
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence