chance
I believe that everybody deserves a second chance.
There are no second chances in this business.
Not many people get a second chance at making it in films.
The athlete had a second chance to make the qualifying time for the Olympics.
It was her first offence but in those days there was no hope of a second chance.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Opportunity
another/a second bite at/of the cherryidiom
be in with a shoutidiom
best betidiom
big break
fish
foot
given half a/the chanceidiom
going
have a few, several, etc. irons in the fireidiom
have a field dayidiom
hay
inch
iron
pass someone by
platform
room for manoeuvreidiom
scope
shop window
the American dream
the run of somethingidiom