in the balance	with the fate or outcome to be determined
in all likelihood	really possible
in charge of	responsible for
in the charge of	having control of sth
in decline	becoming worse
in distress	experiencing difficulties of suffering from sth
in earnest	frankly
in the end	finally
in favour with sb	to have a good relationship
in fear of	being afraid of
in high spirits	in good mood, excited
in recognition of	appreciating sb's achievements
in response to	in answer to
in short	briefly
with intent to	intentionally
with regard to	with respect to, considering sth
with a view to	hoping, planning to do sth
at any rate	in any case
at fault	responsible for
at the first attempt	trying for the first time
at large	free of restraint or confinement
on approval	subject to a prospective buyer's acceptance or refusal
on good terms	having a harmonious relationship
on loan	borrowed
on the market	for sale
on its merits	regarding achievements