Luck
Luck noun - Success that is partly the result of chance.
Upper hand and luck are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upper hand" instead a noun "Luck".
Upper hand
Upper hand noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Luck and upper hand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Luck" instead a noun phrase "Upper hand".
Both terms in one sentence
- In The Matrix, Neo and the other humans are nearly powerless in any direct confrontation with the Matrix's agents, and can only gain the upper hand through luck or the element of surprise (which is nearly impossible to obtain).
Source: Beat Them at Their Own Game - This would be seen from almost any perspective as rotten luck; but despite all that they always manage to come out of all those problems without a scratch, much less troubled than any reasonable person would expect, or even with the upper hand.
Source: Unluckily Lucky
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