| after all |
used to tell what really happened in the end even though there was a possibility of something else happening. [1/2 definitions] |
| beachhead |
a position that allows for the possibility of further progress. [1/2 definitions] |
| can1 |
to have the possibility of happening or of being a certain way. [1/4 definitions] |
| chance |
how likely it is that something will happen; possibility. [3/4 definitions] |
| could |
used to express ability or possibility in the present or in the future under the condition that something else were to happen or were true. [1/4 definitions] |
| critical |
of the nature of a crisis; being at the very highest point of danger but still allowing the possibility of a positive outcome. [1/6 definitions] |
| do1 |
used to emphasize the affirmative quality of the main verb and to counter a negative perception or possibility. [1/13 definitions] |
| either |
used to indicate one of two choices or possibilities in a phrase or sentence, the other choice or possibility being indicated by a following conjunction, "or." [1/5 definitions] |
| expect |
to hope for and believe in the possibility. [1/3 definitions] |
| fighting chance |
a slight possibility of victory or success if great effort is exerted. |
| ghost |
a slight possibility or tiny amount. [1/2 definitions] |
| grimly |
in a grim manner; firmly and cheerlessly, and without giving rise to hope of a change of mind or change of fate. |
| hold out |
to have or offer (hope, or a chance or possibility of something happening). [1/3 definitions] |
| hope |
to desire (something) to be true or to happen while accepting the possibility of it not being true or not coming to pass. [1/6 definitions] |
| idealistic |
believing in noble ideas, principles, and values, especially with regard to the possibility of making positive change in the world. |
| kick around |
(informal) to discuss or consider (an idea, possibility, proposal or the like). [1/3 definitions] |
| leave no stone unturned |
to use every means possible; consider every possibility. |
| lest |
against a possibility that. [1/2 definitions] |
| let (oneself) in for |
to allow the possibility for something to enter one's life; to commit oneself to some possibility. |
| may |
to be likely to (used to express possibility or probability). [1/3 definitions] |
| Mexican stand-off |
a position of impasse with the possibility of hostile aggression. |