luck

n.

success

good fortune

1) to bring luck

2) to try one's luck (at smt.)

3) to press, push one's luck

4) pure, sheer luck

5) beginner's luck

6) one's luck improves, turns; runs out

7) a bit, stroke of luck

8) luck at, in (luck at gambling)

9) the luck to + inf. (she had the good luck to hold the winning ticket; it was pure luck to find him = it was pure luck finding him)

10) luck that + clause (it was sheer luck that we met)

11) in luck (you are in luck to find them at home)

12) down on one's luck; out of luck

fate

chance

13) to trust to luck

14) to try one's luck (at smt.)

15) bad, hard, tough; good; pure, sheer luck (we had bad luck)

16) the luck to + inf. (we had the bad luck to get there at the wrong time)

17) luck that + clause (it was bad luck that he broke his leg)

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[lʌk]

good

hard

out of luck

push one's luck

runs out

stroke of luck

tough

turns

sheer luck (we had bad luck)

in (luck at gambling)

['fate'] ['chance'] to trust to luck

['success'] ['good fortune'] to bring luck

a bit

bad

beginner's luck

down on one's luck

one's luck improves

pure

to press

luck at

to try one's luck (at smt.)

luck that + clause (it was bad luck that he broke his leg)

the luck to + inf. (we had the bad luck to get there at the wrong time)

in luck (you are in luck to find them at home)