crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
several years; a few years
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to invite in; to show someone in
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
non-player character; NPC
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
here and there; everywhere
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
solemn; grave; impressive
welcome; (warm) reception
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
sunlight; rays of the Sun