to make someone feel happier or more hopeful
让某人感到更快乐或更有希望 (ràng mǒu rén gǎndào gèng kuàilè huò gèng yǒu xīwàng)
"His words really lifted my spirits after the bad news."
"在坏消息之后，他的话真的让我振作起来。" (Zài huài xiāoxī zhīhòu, tā de huà zhēn de **ràng wǒ zhènzuò qǐlái**.)
to make steady progress toward achieving success
to rest completely to regain energy
to produce or emit something
to participate in an activity or celebration
to increase a country's holdings of foreign currencies
to reduce your tendency to avoid effort or work
