aim; goal; prospect; outlook
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead; Hades
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
government service; government employ
fervently; desperately; fiercely; with full resolve
critical moment; critical juncture; decisive point; path ahead; future
nowhere in sight; seems to be no prospect; up in the air
nowhere in sight; seems to be no prospect; up in the air