total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
meditation; contemplation
mental aspect; mental side
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
how; in what way; by what means
to get one's head around; to think about
thought; consideration; thinking
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up