 | English  | German |  |
 | instrumental {adj} [role] | 516 entscheidend |  |
 | finished {adj} {past-p} [brought to an end; also: personally ruined or failed in some major role] | 209 erledigt [beendet, fertig; auch ugs.: ruiniert, am Ende (Person)] |  |
 | expansive {adj} [role ec.] | 38 umfassend |  |
 | proactive {adj} [attitude, role, etc.] | 33 aktiv [Haltung, Rolle etc.] |  |
 | leadership {adj} [attr.] [e.g. skills, crisis, claim, role, personality] | 30 Führungs- [z. B. Qualitäten, Krise, Anspruch, Rolle, Persönlichkeit] |  |
 | maternal {adj} [e.g. duties, feelings, instinct, role] | 11 Mutter- [z. B. Pflichten, Gefühle, Instinkt, Rolle] |  |
 | paternal {adj} [e.g. duties, love, feelings, role] | Vater- [z. B. Pflichten, Liebe, Gefühle, Rolle] |  |
Verbs |
 | to act [take action, do something; perform a role (actor)] | 468 agieren [geh.] [handeln, tätig sein; als Schauspieler auftreten] |  |
 | film theatre to enact sb./sth. [role] | 86 jdn./etw. darstellen |  |
 | film theatre to enact [role] | 47 spielen |  |
 | to underplay sth. [significance, role, etc.] | 39 etw. herunterspielen [ugs.] [kleinreden] |  |
 | games to resurrect sb. [online role playing game] | 9 jdn. rezzen [ugs.] [auch: ressen] [wiederbeleben in einem Online-Rollenspiel] |  |
 | to figure [play a role in] | eine Rolle spielen [von Bedeutung sein] |  |
 | to relish sth. [idea, role, task] | an etw.Dat. (großen) Gefallen finden |  |
 | film theatre to star [play a leading role] | eine Hauptrolle spielen |  |
 | to usurp [a role, function etc.] | sichDat. anmaßen |  |
Nouns |
 | capacity [role, position] | 522 Funktion {f} [Stellung, Amt] |  |
 | jobs mantle [role, job, position or post] | 59 Amt {n} [Rolle, Aufgabe, Position oder Posten] |  |
 | sociol. theatre rôle [dated spv.] [role] [part played by an individual or actor] | 36 Rolle {f} [Gestalt, Stellung] |  |
 | law backstopping [information created to support a undercover role] | 25 Legendierung {f} [Schaffung einer fiktiven Identität für einen verdeckten Ermittler] |  |
 | games cast [role-playing games] | 11 Zauber {m} [Rollenspiele] |  |
 | comp. games transmuter [e.g. role playing game] | 10 Verwandler {m} [z. B. Rollenspiele] |  |
 | observer [formal role with stress on neutrality] | 8 Beisitzer {m} |  |
 | place [position, role] | 7 Stellung {f} |  |
 | rôle [dated spv.] [role] [function] | 6 Funktion {f} |  |
 | film RadioTV theatre [supporting role, often a comical one] | Charge {f} [Chargenrolle, scharf oder übertrieben gezeichnete Nebenrolle] |  |
 | underpart [subordinate role] | untergeordnete Rolle {f} |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to act as sb./sth. [act in the role of sb./sth.] | als jd./etw. handeln |  |
 | to come in [to play a role] | dran sein [ugs.] [ins Spiel kommen] |  |
 | to come in [to play a role] | ins Spiel kommen [Redewendung] [wirksam werden] |  |
 | to come in [to play a role] | an der Reihe sein [ins Spiel kommen] |  |
 | film theatre to phone sth. in [coll.] [one's lines, performance, role etc.] [actor] | etw.Akk. herunterleiern [Rolle usw.] [Schauspieler] |  |
 | to relax into sth. [feel more confident, able in a particular role or position] | in etw.Akk. hineinwachsen [einarbeiten und vertraut werden] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | games character class [in role-playing games] | Charakterklasse {f} [bei Rollenspielen] |  |
 | games death dealer [in role games] | Todbringer {m} [in Rollenspielen] |  |
 | guiding light [fig.] [role model] | Leuchte {f} [fig.] [Vorbild] |  |
 | games health point <HP> [in computer games or role-playing games] | Lebenspunkt {m} [in Computerspielen oder Rollenspielen] |  |
 | games health point <HP> [in computer games or role-playing games] | Trefferpunkt {m} [in Computerspielen oder Rollenspielen] |  |
 | games hit point <HP> [in computer games or role-playing games] | Lebenspunkt {m} [in Computerspielen oder Rollenspielen] |  |
 | games hit point <HP> [in computer games or role-playing games] | Trefferpunkt {m} [in Computerspielen oder Rollenspielen] |  |
 | film theatre jeune premier [juvenile lover; role type] | jugendlicher Liebhaber {m} [Rollenfach] |  |
 | theatre jeune premier [juvenile protagonist; role type] | jugendlicher Held {m} [jugendlicher Hauptdarsteller; Rollenfach] |  |
 | games saving throw [in role-playing games] | Rettungswurf {m} [bei Rollenspielen] |  |
 | games vault dweller [Fallout role-playing game] | Bunkerbewohner {m} |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to be assigned to sth. [of role, significance, etc.] | etw.Dat. zukommen [gebühren] |  |
 | law to deny one's guilt [role as perpetrator] | die Täterschaft leugnen |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | games system reference document <SRD> [in role-playing games] | Systemreferenzdokument {n} [bei Rollenspielen] |  |
 | games system reference document <SRD> [in role-playing games] | System-Referenz-Dokument {n} [bei Rollenspielen] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to be well known from sth. [e.g. from his / her role as ...] | aus etw.Dat. bekannt sein [z. B. aus seiner / ihrer Rolle als ...] |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | games F The Dark Eye [role-playing game] | Das Schwarze Auge <DSA> [Rollenspiel] |  |