chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to change completely; to change suddenly
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
glad countenance; joyful look
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to run around; to bustle about
break in time; interruption; pause
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
low hit (e.g. in baseball or golf); downhill
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to pause; to have a short intermission
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)