to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
reign; being on the throne
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
outside the country; abroad
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
reform; reformation; reorganization
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more