the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
bombshell announcement (statement)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
probability; likelihood; chances
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
bet; wager; stake; gamble
stabilization; stabilisation
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
parts; accessories; components
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
precision equipment; delicate equipment
restoration; repair; mending
number of times; frequency; count
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
technique; art; skill; move
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
destabilization; destabilisation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
monitoring equipment; observational instrument
mechanism; organization; organisation
increase in speed, acceleration
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to