just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
remote control; remote operation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
place; room; margin; scope
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to pile up; to accumulate
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
domestic affairs; internal administration
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
starvation; famine; hunger
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
cannot be compared with; no match for
considerably; greatly; a lot
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
one more time; once more; once again
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts