thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
as stated; verbatim; literally
animal spirit; animal ghost
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
crescent moon; young moon
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
fertile; productive; fruitful
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant