no chance at all
まったくチャンスがない (mattaku chansu ga nai)
"He has a snowball's chance in hell of winning the lottery."
"彼には宝くじに当たるチャンスはありません。" (kare ni wa takarakuji ni ataru chansu wa arimasen)
a process has started and is making progress
to take on a task that is too difficult
to search for information in a curious way
a decision made very quickly without much thought
to secure something tightly in preparation for trouble
to suddenly become very angry