[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a period or interval of time:to wait a long while;He arrived a short while ago.", "Archaic.a particular time or occasion."]}, {"Bold_text": "conjunction", "List Items": ["during or in the time that.", "throughout the time that; as long as.", "even though; although :While she appreciated the honor, she could not accept the position.", "at the same time that (showing an or corresponding action):The floor was strewn with books, while magazines covered the tables."]}, {"Bold_text": "preposition", "List Items": ["Archaic.until."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to cause (time) to pass, especially in some easy or pleasant manner (usually followed byaway)."]}]