to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
(not) even once; (not) ever
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
level ground; horizon; field of view
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
party; gang; company; squad
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
practice; practising; experience
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
both armies; both teams; both sides
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to put on airs; to assume importance
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)