aim; goal; prospect; outlook
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
crisis in a battle; death
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
government service; government employ
nowhere in sight; seems to be no prospect; up in the air
nowhere in sight; seems to be no prospect; up in the air