(n) tiding over
(v5g,vt) (1) to endure
to keep out (e.g. rain)
to stave off (e.g. starvation)
(2) to pull through
to get over
to survive
(3) to surpass
to outdo
to excel
to eclipse
to defy
to slight
(P)
(adj-no) skyscraping
very high
above the clouds
above this mortal world
(n,vs) excelling
surpassing
outdoing
superior
(n,vs) (1) insult
affront
disgrace
indignity
(2) sexual assault
rape
(n) Lingchi
Leng Tch'e
slow torture by slicing off parts of the body
(n) living from hand to mouth
(n) shelter
(n) seaworthiness
(n) Chinese trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora)
(n) Chinese trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora)
(n) makeshift
temporary expedient
stopgap measure
(n) relief from the heat
(n) killing time
staving off boredom
(n) makeshift
for the time being
(n) (uk) nasturtium (species of Indian cress, Tropaeolum majus)
(n,adj-no) stopgap
makeshift
temporary measure
(exp) to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
(exp) to put young men to shame
(n,adj-no) stopgap
makeshift
temporary measure
(exp) to pull through the year end