fall up
expedient
lose ground
disbenefit
cut both ways
trim one's sails
God works in mysterious ways
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
misoptimize
reverseful
rest on one's laurels
short-sightedness
lay by
firm
long game
opportunity
bounce to the ounce
go to the wall
well
advantageously
promise
mismotivate
come good
go from zero to hero
pitch
poverty trap
bog
negatively privileged
above water
give ground
advantageable
salt away
cashtration
tighten one's belt
whammy
underfoot
descope
disimprovement
false economy
let the grass grow under one's feet
cut someone some slack
light at the end of the tunnel
morass
conditions
return
avail
turn over a new leaf
pick up
short-sighted
sell out
income support
turn around
suck the mop
underadvantaged
plant a seed
steal a march
unimprovement
recoup
distal goal
capital expenditure
good
nonimprovement
pull out of the fire
backfire
recover
send for a toss
long-termism
scrape the bottom of the barrel
benefactory
pay off
take up the slack
minus
odds-on
on one's side
off-day
begin at the wrong end
subprofitable
axe
pick up the slack
throw one's luck in with
turn one's life around
a good beginning makes a good ending
relief
adjust
fall off the wagon
moderation
scrape through
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
slow
easing
underlive
knockback
own goal
blow one's chance
counteradvantage
whiggify
look up