chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
journal; magazine; periodical
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
every day and every night
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
mentally strong; strong-willed
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
charming; fascinating; attractive
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
(political) party convention
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
New York; New York State; Empire State; NY
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to rush over; to run up to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically