to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
killing time; staving off boredom
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
mental; spiritual; emotional
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
observation; survey; watching
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
servant; manservant; menial
village; hamlet; settlement
all kinds of spirits and goblins
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
one's person; around one's person
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
pair; the two; both persons; both things
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
calming down; quieting down
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
questions and answers; dialogue
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
from the viewpoint of; according to