to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
lottery (event); raffle; draw
successful candidate; prizewinner
winning number (e.g. in lottery); lucky number
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
supervised; under surveillance
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
moderator; host; chairman
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to be reflected in a mirror
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
rise; improvement; uptrend
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
authority; power; function
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
old clothes; secondhand clothing
flush with money; having a full purse; having a full handbag
(how) many times; (how) often
accomplishment; execution
occasional; infrequent; rare
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
Milton; Milton, John (1608-1674; English poet and author of Paradise Lost)