chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
intercept; interception; counter-attack
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to change completely; to change suddenly
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
being concerned about or mindful of
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
diversion; putting something to another use
light and darkness; light and shade
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)