見守る

watch and see what happens

見 see; look at + 守る protect
verb · present tense Rare #41,623
watch and see what happens To keep watching something unfold, often without intervening.
JA: 彼はただ見守ることしかできなかった。
EN: He could only watch and see what happened.
Conjugation of 見守る
Present
見守る

ただ見守るばかりだった。

All I could do was watch.

我々は見守るしかありません

All we can do is watch and wait.

— ラスト、コーション (2007)