stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
tendency; trend; inclination
(the condition of) one's health
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
general; overall; across-the-board
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
function; facility; faculty; feature
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
active; dynamic; energetic
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
window-gazing; window-shopping
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
sobriety; soberness; sober face
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
matter of time; question of time
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin