Take effect (idiom)

　　●To start to produce the results that were intended.（生效，起作用）

　　Examples:

　　1.Try to relax for a couple of hours until the pills take effect.

　　2.Measures to reduce costs are beginning to take effect.

　　Take a turn for the better (idiom)

　　●To start to improve; to start to get well.（好轉）

　　Examples:

　　1.Things are taking a turn for the better at my store. I may make a profit this year.

　　2.We thought she was on her deathbed but now she's taken a turn for the better.

　　Rally (verb)

　　●To return to a better condition.

　　 （挽回（頹勢）、恢復（元氣））

　　Examples:　　

　　1.The team played badly in the first half of the game but rallied in the second.　　

　　2.The pound rallied against the dollar in trading today.

　　Push (sth) forward (phrasal verb)

　　●To continue doing something or making progress in something, with effort or enthusiasm.（推進）

　　Examples:　　

　　1.An additional grant has enabled the team to push forward with research plans.　　

　　2.They are pushing forward, hoping to complete the project on time.

　　Hitherto (adv.)

　　●Until this time. （迄今，到目前為止）

　　Examples:　　

　　1.The DVD also contains 20 minutes of hitherto unseen footage and four extra tracks.　　

　　2.The weather, which had hitherto been sunny and mild, suddenly turned cold.