Chance and Need

Chance

Chance noun - The uncertain course of events.

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Need and chance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Chance".

Nearby Words: chancy, chanced, chancery, chanceful, chancing

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Chance and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chance" instead a noun "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

good	good chance	good need
high	high chance	high need
low	low chance	low need
certain	certain chance	certain need
Other adjectives: legitimate, genuine, critical, single, sheer, strong, powerful, actual, real, large, great, serious, huge, little, possible, less, greater, last, greatest.

character	chance character	need character
power	chance power	need power
place	chance place	need place
number	chance number	need number
Other words: equipment, way, friends.

These characters will often have their power level determined by chance as well, though some still need to work at it.

Source: Our Mages Are Different
Specifically, even the children of Muggles have a chance of randomly developing powers without the need for any kind of Superpowerful Genetics or other power granting trope having to come into play.

Source: Randomly Gifted
Allow yourself the chance to feel them because you need them to maintain your mental health.

Source: Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped

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