vitality; (one's) life force
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
failure; mistake; blunder
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
being left out; being ostracized
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot