chance (of success); odds
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to not take seriously; to take lightly
family; relatives; dependents; household
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
individual; private person; personal; private
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
superiority; predominance
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
reason for being; raison d'être
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
preference; priority; precedence
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
both armies; both teams; both sides
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to bring; to take; to bring about
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely