n.: piss and vinegar, starch, steam, vigor, vigour, vim, whiz, zing, zip, economize time [energy, money], be past it, be beyond it, get past it, get beyond it, ambition, waste powder and shot, push and go, strength, ability to act or work with strength and eagerness, energies [pl] person's powers available for working or other activities, energy, enthusiasm, sex-appeal, feeling of liveliness, ability to endure much physical or mental strain, long-lasting energy and resilience, staying-power, spirits, event, animalism, eros, dynamism