A simple definition list:

Term 1
:   Definition 1

Term 2
:   Definition 2

With multiple terms:

Term 1
Term 2
:   Definition 1

Term 3
Term 4
:   Definition 2

With multiple definitions:

Term 1
:   Definition 1
:   Definition 2

Term 2
:   Definition 3
:   Definition 4

With multiple lines per definition:

Term 1
:   Definition 1 line 1 ...
Definition 1 line 2
:   Definition 2 line 1 ...
Definition 2 line 2

Term 2
:   Definition 3 line 2 ...
    Definition 3 line 2
:   Definition 4 line 2 ...
    Definition 4 line 2

With paragraphs:

Term 1

:   Definition 1 (paragraph)

Term 2

:   Definition 2 (paragraph)

With multiple paragraphs:

Term 1

:   Definition 1 paragraph 1 line 1 ...
	Definition 1 paragraph 1 line 2

    Definition 1 paragraph 2 line 1 ...
    Definition 1 paragraph 2 line 2

Term 2

:   Definition 1 paragraph 1 line 1 ...
Definition 1 paragraph 1 line 2 (lazy)

    Definition 1 paragraph 2 line 1 ...
Definition 1 paragraph 2 line 2 (lazy)

* * *

A mix:

Term 1
Term 2

:   Definition 1 paragraph 1 line 1 ...
Definition 1 paragraph 1 line 2 (lazy)
    
    Definition 1 paragraph 2 line 1 ...
    Definition 1 paragraph 2 line 2

:   Definition 2 paragraph 1 line 1 ...
Definition 2 paragraph 1 line 2 (lazy)

Term 3
:   Definition 3 (no paragraph)
:   Definition 4 (no paragraph)
:   Definition 5 line 1 ...
    Definition 5 line 2 (no paragraph)

:   Definition 6 paragraph 1 line 1 ...
Definition 6 paragraph 1 line 2
:   Definition 7 (no paragraph)
:   Definition 8 paragraph 1 line 1 (forced paragraph) ...
    Definition 8 paragraph 1 line 2
    
    Definition 8 paragraph 2 line 1
    
Term 4
:   Definition 9 paragraph 1 line 1 (forced paragraph) ...
    Definition 9 paragraph 1 line 2
    
    Definition 9 paragraph 2 line 1
:   Definition 10 (no paragraph)