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| hardly; scarcely; barely; with difficulty; by a narrow margin; have a hard time (I had a hard time finding where you live 4uzhoj); slightly; just | |||
| only just | |||
| by the skin of one's teeth (I passed the test by the skin of my teeth. • I'll have to start earlier the next time. This time I only finished by the skin of my teeth.) | |||
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| см. тж. едва (4uzhoj) | |||
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| Acoustics | 1 |
| American usage, not spelling | 2 |
| Australian | 3 |
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| British usage, not spelling | 1 |
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| Environment | 1 |
| Figurative | 7 |
| Figure of speech | 1 |
| General | 177 |
| Idiomatic | 6 |
| Informal | 6 |
| Jargon | 1 |
| Makarov | 114 |
| Music | 1 |
| Nonstandard | 1 |
| Obsolete / dated | 2 |
| Occupational health & safety | 1 |
| Proverb | 1 |
| Road traffic | 1 |
| Slang | 2 |
| Sports | 3 |
| Transport | 2 |
| Uncommon / rare | 3 |
| Vulgar | 1 |