alert and full of energy, especially in the morning
wach und voller Energie, besonders am Morgen (vakh oond voller energie, besonders am morgen)
"He came to work bright-eyed and bushy-tailed after the weekend."
"Er kam nach dem Wochenende wach und voller Energie zur Arbeit." (er kahm nakh dem vokenende vakh oond voller energie tsur arbeit)
to cause something to increase
to find something positive in a negative situation
to stay positive and not lose hope in difficult situations
to focus on the important part of a conversation or issue
to avoid taking risks
free to do whatever you want; without commitments