to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
several weeks; a few weeks
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
defense; defence; protection
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
bitter (flavor); bitter (type of beer)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
stealthy steps; soft steps
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
true character; real nature
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
damage; injury; defamation; harm
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
even if; even though; however; no matter how
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
front; frontage; facade; main
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge