stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
as before; as ever; as it was originally
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
as if nothing had happened
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
home area; home town; local
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
spot; point; place; position
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark