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1 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) atsitiktinumas2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) proga3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) galimybė, šansas4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) rizika2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) rizikuoti2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) atsitiktinai turėti progos3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) atsitiktinis- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are -
2 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) norėti, trokšti2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) norėti, pageidauti3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) linkėti2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) noras, troškimas2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) noras, pageidavimas3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) linkėjimai•- wishing-well -
3 charm
1. noun1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) žavesys2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) užkeikimas3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) talismanas4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.) pakabutis, karulys2. verb1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) (su)žavėti2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) (už)kerėti•- charming- charmingly -
4 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) žemyn, žemai2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) žemyn, nu-3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) iš (kartos) į (kartą)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) žemyn5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) žemyn2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) žemyn3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) išilgai, palei3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) išmesti, išlenkti- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) visiškas- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) pūkai- downie®- downy -
5 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) sergantis, nesveikas2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) blogas3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) blogas2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) vargiai3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) blogis2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) bėda•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill -
6 mercy
['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) gailestingumas, pasigailėjimas2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) laimė•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy on -
7 strike lucky
(to have good luck in a particular matter.) pasisekti -
8 superstition
[su:pə'stiʃən]1) ((the state of fear and ignorance resulting from) the belief in magic, witchcraft and other things that cannot he explained by reason.) prietaras, prietaringumas2) (an example of this type of belief: There is an old superstition that those who marry in May will have bad luck.) prietaras•- superstitiously -
9 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) tvirtas2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) kietas3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) tvirtas, ištvermingas4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) pavojingas5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) sunkus2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) mušeika, chuliganas- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with
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