opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
prospects of victory; chances of success
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
hope of success; prospects of success
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
alone; unaided; away from home
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
intercept; interception; counter-attack
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
originally; by nature; from the start
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
in good health; alive and well; going strong
if it is the case that ...
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding