luck
     n 1: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including
          everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune
          may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot";
          "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances";
          "success that was her portion" [syn: {fortune}, {destiny},
           {fate}, {lot}, {circumstances}, {portion}]
     2: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event
        to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused
        his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
        [syn: {fortune}, {chance}, {hazard}]
     3: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a
        favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there";
        "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided
        his hand" [syn: {fortune}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0