impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

allude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"

center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

go for, apply, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"

involve, regard, affect - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"

matter to, interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"

achieve, attain, accomplish, reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

reanimate, recreate, revivify, vivify, revive, renovate, animate, quicken, repair - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"

resuscitate, revive - cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man"

change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"