non-player character; NPC
(having) life-and-death power (over)
session; jam session; jam
anxiety (about the future)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
passions; sexual desire; lust
immortal; undying; indestructible
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
narrow margin; slim margin
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
tabletop role-playing game; TTRPG; TRPG
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to be intimate with; to befriend
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
to be thrilled; to be excited
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to send flying with a kick
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
force of a fire; force of flames