She studied hard in the hope of getting a scholarship.

She clung to the ray of hope that things would get better.

The new store opened close on the heels of the old one.

He threw a punch with his leg-of-mutton fist.

He clenched his leg-of-mutton fists in anger.

There was a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

The limbs of the law are the various branches and aspects of the legal system.

He always pushes the boundaries of the law, he's a real limb of the law.

She opened the box of tricks and found a magic wand inside.

The two friends made a pact of silence.