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  • 1 in the balance

    (in an undecided or uncertain state: Her fate is (hanging) in the balance.) αμφίρροπος

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  • 2 redress the balance

    (to make things equal again.) αποκαθιστώ την ισορροπία

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  • 3 hang in the balance

    (to be in doubt: The success of this project is hanging in the balance.) είμαι αμφίρροπος

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  • 4 balance

    ['bæləns] 1. noun
    1) (a weighing instrument.) ζυγαριά
    2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) ισορροπία
    3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) ψυχική ισορροπία
    4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) υπόλοιπο λογαριασμού, ισοζύγιο
    2. verb
    1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) ισοσκελίζω
    2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) ισορροπώ
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    - in the balance
    - off balance
    - on balance

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  • 5 Balance

    subs.
    Pair of scales: Ar. and V. τάλαντον, τό, σταθμός, ὁ, P. ζυγός τό, Ar. and P. τρυτάνη, ἡ; see Scale.
    Tongue of the balance: Ar. and P. τρυτάνη, ἡ.
    Lie in the balance: met., V. ἐν ῥοπῇ κεῖσθαι, P. κινδυνεύεσθαι.
    Equilibrium: P. ἰσορροπία, ἡ, τὸ ἀντίπαλον.
    Surplus: P. τὸ περιόν, περιουσία, ἡ.
    Is the balance of trade so much in our favour? τοσοῦτον αὐτῶν πλεονεκτοῦμεν κατὰ τὴν ἐμπορίαν; (Plat., Euth. 15A).
    Come, strike a balance: V. φέρʼ ἀντίθες γάρ (Eur., Heracl. 153).
    Weigh in the balance: P. ἐν ζυγῷ ἱστάναι.
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    v. trans.
    Weigh: Ar. and P. ἱστάναι.
    met., put one thing as a set off against another: P. and V. ἀντιτιθέναι (acc. and gen.), V. ἀντισηκοῦν (dat. or gen.), P. ἀντιτάσσεσθαι (mid.) (acc. and πρὸς, acc.); see Counterbalance.
    Balance in the mind, examine: P. and V. σκοπεῖν; see Examine.
    Balance accounts: P. διαλογίζεσθαι.
    Make equal: P. ἀντίπαλον καθιστάναι; see Counterbalance.
    V. intrans. P. εἰς ἀντίπαλα καθίστασθαι.
    If the accounts balance: P. ἂν καθαραὶ ὦσιν αἱ ψῆφοι (Dem. 303).

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  • 6 Set

    subs.
    Faction, clique P. and V. στάσις, ἡ.
    Arrangement: P. and V. τάξις. ἡ.
    Number: P. and V. ἀριθμός, ὁ.
    Class: P. and V. γένος, τό, εἶδος, τό.
    Set ( of sun): P. and V. δύσις, ἡ, δυσμαί, αἱ; see Sunset.
    Set back, failure: P. πταῖσμα, τό; see Failure.
    Set off: use adj., P. ἀντάξιος; see compensating, under compensate, v.
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    adj.
    Stationary: P. στάσιμος.
    Fixed, appointed: P. and V. προκείμενος.
    Resolute: P.. and V. καρτερός, V. ἔμπεδος.
    Be set on: P. and V. προθυμεῖσθαι (infin.), σπουδάζειν (infin.); see be eager, under Eager.
    Set speech: P. συνεχὴς ῥῆσις, ἡ; see also Harangue.
    On set terms: P. and V. ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς.
    Of set purpose: see on purpose, under Purpose.
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    v. trans.
    P. and V. τιθέναι, ἱστάναι.
    Make to sit: P. and V. καθίζειν, V. ἵζειν, ἱδρύειν, ἐξιδρύειν.
    Appoint: P. and V. καθιστάναι (or mid.), τάσσειν, προστάσσειν.
    Lay down (limits, etc.): P. and V. ὁρίζειν.
    Fix: P. and V. πηγνύναι.
    Set ( as a task): P. and V. προτιθέναι (τί τινι), προστιθέναι (τί τινι), προστάσσειν (τί τινι), ἐπιτάσσειν (τί τινι), ἐπιβάλλειν (τί τινι), προσβάλλειν (τί τινι).
    Set to music: P. ἐντείνειν (Plat., Prot. 326B).
    Words set to music: P. λόγος ᾀδόμενος (Plat., Rep. 398D).
    I set you in the track that is best: V. ἐς τὸ λῷστον ἐμβιβάζω σʼ ἴχνος (Eur., H.F. 856).
    Set an example: P. παράδειγμα διδόναι.
    Set one's heart on: see Desire.
    To obtain that on which you have set your hearts: P. κατασχεῖν ἐφʼ ἃ ὥρμησθε (Thuc. 6, 9).
    V. intrans. Of the sun: P. and V. δύνειν, δύεσθαι (Plat., Pol. 269A), V. φθίνειν.
    Becume fixed: P. and V. πήγνυσθαι.
    Set about: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.). ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.). αἵρεσθαι (acc.), ἀναιρεῖσθαι (acc.); see Undertake.
    Set against, plant against: P. and V. προσβάλλειν (τί τινι).
    Match one against another: P. and V. ἀντιτάσσειν (τινά τινι, or τινα πρός τινα).
    met., make hostile: P. ἐκπολεμεῖν.
    Set one thing in the balance against another: P. ἀντιτάσσεσθαι (τί τινι, or τι πρός τι), P. and V. ἀντιτιθέναι (τί τινος).
    Set apart: P. and V. ἀπολαμβάνειν (Eur., Or. 451); see set aside, separate.
    Set aside: P. χωρὶς τίθεσθαι, ἀποχωρίζειν.
    Except: P. and V. ἐξαιρεῖν; see also Reject, Disregard.
    Set at defiance: see Defy.
    Set at naught: P. and V. ἀμελεῖν (gen.), παραμελεῖν (gen.), καταμελεῖν (gen.), P. παρορᾶν (acc.), ἐν οὐδένι λόγῳ ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), V. διʼ οὐδένος ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), ἀκηδεῖν (gen.); see Disregard.
    Set before: P. and V. προτιθέναι.
    Set on table: Ar. and P. παρατιθέναι.
    Set down: Ar. and P. καταβάλλειν.
    Set down ( to anyone's account): P. and V. ἀναφέρειν (τί τινι, or τι εἴς τινα); see Impute.
    Set eyes on: see Behold.
    Set foot on: P. and V. ἐμβαίνειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. acc., gen. or dat.), ἐπιβαίνειν (gen.), V. ἐπεμβαίνειν (acc., gen. or dat.), ἐμβατεύειν (acc. or gen.).
    Set forth: P. and V. προτιθέναι.
    Narrate: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι, ἐπεξέρχεσθαι; see narrate; v. intrans.: see set out.
    Set in, begin, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι; see Begin.
    Set off, be equivalent to: P. ἀντάξιος εἶναι (gen.); see also Balance.
    Adorn: P. and V. κοσμεῖν; see adorn; v. intrans.: see set out.
    Set on, urge against anyone: P. and V. ἐφιέναι (τί τινι), V. ἐπισείειν (τί τινι), P. ἐπιπέμπειν (τί τινι); see also encourage, launch against.
    Put on: P. and V. ἐφιστάναι.
    Set on fire: see Burn.
    Set on foot: P. and V. προτιθέναι; see Institute.
    Begin: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.); see Begin.
    Set on table: Ar. and P. παρατιθέναι, V. προτιθέναι (also Ar. in mid.).
    Set out, expose, put out: P. and V. προτιθέναι; v. intrans.: start: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἀφορμᾶν, ἀφορμᾶσθαι, ἐξορμᾶν, ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἀπαίρειν, V. στέλλεσθαι, ἀποστέλλεσθαι; see Start.
    Set over: P. and V. ἐφιστάναι (τινά τινι).
    Set right: see Correct.
    Set round: P. περιιστάναι.
    Set sail: P. and V. ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι, ἀπαίρειν, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι; see under Sail.
    Set the fashion of, be the first to introduce: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.).
    Set to, he set the army to the work of fighting: P. καθίστη εἰς πόλεμον τὸν στρατόν (Thuc. 2, 75).
    The servants all set their hands to work: V. δμῶες πρὸς ἔργον πάντες ἵεσαν χέρας (Eur., El. 799).
    Set to work: P. and V. ἔργου ἔχεσθαι (Thuc. 1, 49); see also Begin.
    Every man set to work: V. πᾶς ἀνὴρ ἔσχεν πόνον (Eur., I.T. 309).
    They set to and fought: P. καταστάντες ἐμάχοντο (Thuc. 1, 49).
    Set up: P. and V. ἱστάναι, ἀνιστάναι, ὀρθοῦν (rare P.): ( a trophy) P. and V. ἱστάναι, ἀνιστάναι.
    (Temple, altar, etc.): P. and V. ἱδρύειν (or mid.), V. καθιδρύεσθαι.
    Set up in a place: P. and V. ἐγκαθιστάναι (τί τινι), V. ἐγκαθιδρύειν (τί τινι).
    They are setting up a brazen statue to Philip: P. Φίλιππον χαλκοῦν ἵστασι (Dem. 425).
    Be set up ( of a statue): P. ἀνακεῖσθαι.
    Appoint (as a government, etc.): P. and V. καθιστάναι; see Appoint.
    Set up in a place: P. and V. ἐγκαθιστάναι (τί τινι).
    Help to set up: P. and V. συγκαθιστάναι (acc.).
    Bring forward: P. and V. προτιθέναι; see Introduce.
    Set up a shout: V. κραυγὴν ἱστάναι (Eur., Or. 1529), κραυγὴν τιθέναι (Eur., Or. 1510), P. κραυγῇ χρῆσθαι (Thuc. 2, 4).
    Set up as, pretend to be: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι (infin.).
    Set up in ( business): P. κατασκευάζεσθαι (with acc. of the business).
    Set upon: P. and V. προσβάλλειν (acc. and dat.); see set on.
    Attack: see Attack.

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  • 7 hang

    [hæŋ]
    past tense, past participle - hung; verb
    1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) κρεμώ,κρέμομαι
    2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) κρεμώ,κρέμομαι
    3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) απαγχονίζω,-ομαι
    4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) κρέμομαι
    5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) σκύβω(το κεφάλι)
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    - hanging
    - hangings
    - hangman
    - hangover
    - get the hang of
    - hang about/around
    - hang back
    - hang in the balance
    - hang on
    - hang together
    - hang up

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  • 8 redress

    [rə'dres] 1. verb
    (to set right or compensate for: The company offered the man a large sum of money to redress the harm that their product had done to him.) επανορθώνω
    2. noun
    ((money etc which is paid as) compensation for some wrong that has been done.) αποζημίωση

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  • 9 Trim

    adj.
    P. and V. κόσμιος, εὔκοσμος, κομψός.
    In trim, ready: P. and V. ἕτοιμος, εὐτρεπής.
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    v. intrans.
    Clip: P. and V. κείρειν.
    Adorn: P. and V. κοσμεῖν; see Adorn.
    Variegate: P. and V. ποικίλλειν.
    Make equal: P. ἐπανισοῦν.
    Keep upright: P. and V. ὀρθοῦν.
    For the sake of trimming the balance that he might not strengthen either party by throwing his weight into the scale: P. ἀνισώσεως ἕνεκα ὅπως μηδετέρους προσθέμενος ἰσχυροτέρους ποιήσῃ (Thuc. 8, 87).
    Trim a lamp: Ar. λύχνον προβύειν (Vesp. 249).
    absol., shift from one party to another: P. ἐπαμφοτερίζειν, αὐτομολεῖν.

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  • 10 Depress

    v. trans.
    Make dejectcd: P. καταπλήσσειν.
    Depress the balance of the scale: V. τάλαντα βρῖσαι (Æsch., Pers. 346); see weigh down.

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  • 11 poise

    [poiz] 1. verb
    (to balance: He poised himself on the diving-board.) ισορροπώ,ζυγιάζομαι
    2. noun
    1) (balance and control in bodily movement: Good poise is important for a dancer.) ισορροπία
    2) (dignity and self-confidence: He lost his poise for a moment.) αυτοκυριαρχία
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  • 12 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) χτυπώ
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) επιτίθεμαι,πλήττω
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) χτυπώ κι ανάβω
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) απεργώ
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) ανακαλύπτω
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) βγάζω ήχο,σημαίνω(την ώρα),χτυπώ
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) δίνω την εντύπωση,φαίνομαι
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) κόβω(νόμισμα,μετάλλιο)
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) κατευθύνομαι
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) κατεβάζω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) απεργία
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) ανακάλυψη
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    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up

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  • 13 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) γλιστρώ(και πέφτω)
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) γλιστρώ
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) λαθεύω,χάνω
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) (ξε)γλιστρώ
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) ξεγλιστρώ
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) χώνω στα κλεφτά/φορώ βιαστικά
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) γλίστρημα,γλίστρα
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) μικρολάθος,παραδρομή,ολίσθημα
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) μεσοφόρι,κομπινεζόν
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) ναυπηγική κλίνη
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    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up     II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) λωρίδα χαρτί

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  • 14 recover

    1) (to become well again; to return to good health etc: He is recovering from a serious illness; The country is recovering from an economic crisis.) αναρρώνω, συνέρχομαι
    2) (to get back: The police have recovered the stolen jewels; He will recover the cost of the repairs through the insurance.) ξαναβρίσκω, ανακτώ
    3) (to get control of (one's actions, emotions etc) again: The actor almost fell over but quickly recovered (his balance).) ανακτώ (την ισορροπία μου)
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  • 15 Scale

    subs.
    Ar. λεπίς, ἡ (used of fish scales in Hdt.).
    In a scale, in order: P. and V. ἐφεξῆς.
    Of a balance: Ar. and P. πλάστιγξ, ἡ.
    Pair of scales: Ar. and V. τάλαντον, τό, σταθμός, ὁ, P. ζυγόν, τό, Ar. and P. τρυτάνη, ἡ.
    Turn of the scale, met.: P. and V. ῥοπή, ἡ.
    It is right to put our devotion in the past in the scale against our present sin, if after all it has been a sin: P. δίκαιον ἡμῶν τῆς νῦν ἁμαρτίας, εἰ ἄρα ἡμάρτηται, ἀντιθεῖναι τὴν τότε προθυμίαν (Thuc. 3, 56).
    When you throw money into one side of the scale it at once carries with it and weighs down the judgment to its own side: P. ὅταν ἐπὶ θάτερα ὥσπερ εἰς τρυτάνην ἀργύριον προσενέγκῃς οἴχεται φέρον καὶ καθείλκυκε τὸν λογισμὸν ἐφʼ αὑτό (Dem. 60).
    That he may not strengthen either party by throwing his weight into the scale: P. ὅπως μηδετέρους προσθέμενος ἰσχυροτέρους ποιήσῃ (Thuc. 8, 87).
    You throw in a weight too small to turn the scale in favour of your friends: V. σμικρὸν τὸ σὸν σήκωμα προστίθης φίλοις (Eur., Her. 690).
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    v. trans.
    Weigh: Ar. and P. ἱστάναι; see Weigh.
    Scale down: see Reduce.
    Climb: P. and V. ὑπερβαίνειν, ἐπιβαίνειν (gen.), ἐπεμβαίνειν, (dat. or ἐπί acc.) (Plat.), Ar. ἐπαναβαίνειν, ἐπι (acc.).

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  • 16 poised

    1) (staying in a state of balance and stillness: The car was poised on the edge of the cliff.) ισορροπημένος
    2) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) ζυγιασμένος

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  • 17 stumble

    1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) σκοντάφτω
    2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) σκουντουφλώ
    3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) κομπιάζω, μπλέκει η γλώσσα μου
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    - stumble across/on

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  • 18 Incline

    v. trans.
    P. and V. κλίνειν, Ar. and V. κάμπτειν (pass. used in P.).
    Incline the head: V. νεύειν κάρα.
    Think of something else in the way of weighty words to incline the scale your way: Ar. ἕτερον αὖ ζήτει τι τῶν βαρυστάθμων ὅτι σοι καθέλξει (Ran. 1397).
    Dispose ( favourably or otherwise): P. διατιθέναι.
    V. intrans. P. and V. κλίνεσθαι, ῥέπειν.
    Inclining as in a balance to the side of profit: P. ὥσπερ ἂν εἰ ἐν τρυτάνῃ ῥέπων ἐπὶ τὸ λῆμμα (Dem. 325).
    Tend: P. and V. τείνειν, φέρειν; see Tend.
    Of disposition, incline towards: P. ἀποκλίνειν πρός (acc.), or εἰς (acc.); see under Inclined.
    Be inclined ( favourably or otherwise): P. διακεῖσθαι, P. and V. ἔχειν.
    Till this day heaven is favourably inclined: V. ἐς τόδʼ ἦμαρ εὖ ῥέπει θεός (Æsch., Theb. 21).
    Be inclined to, be naturally disposed to: P. and V. φύεσθαι (infin.).
    Be willing to: P. and V. βούλεσθαι (infin.).
    Mean to: Ar. and P. διανοεῖσθαι (infin.).
    Be accustomed to (of persons or things): P. and V. φιλεῖν (infin.).
    They were less inclined to come to terms with the Athenians: P. πρὸς τοὺς Ἀθηναίους ἧσσον εἶχον τὴν γνώμην ὥστε συμβαίνειν (Thuc. 3, 25).
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    subs.
    Declivity: V. κλιτύς, ἡ.
    Hill: P. and V. λόφος, ὁ; see Slope.
    On an incline, sloping: use adj., P. ἐπικλινής; see Sloping.

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  • 19 overbalance

    (to lose balance and fall: He overbalanced on the edge of the cliff and fell into the sea below.) χάνω την ισορροπία μου

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  • 20 footing

    1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) ισορροπία
    2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) έρεισμα,βάσεις

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  • The Ape Who Guards the Balance — Infobox Book name = The Ape Who Guards the Balance title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover for The Ape Who Guards the Balance author = Elizabeth Peters illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English… …   Wikipedia

  • in the balance — UNCERTAIN, undetermined, unsettled, unresolved, unsure, pending, in limbo, up in the air, at a turning point, critical, at a critical stage, at a crisis. → balance * * * phrasal or in balance : in an uncertain critical position : with the fate or …   Useful english dictionary

  • tip the balance — ● tip * * * tip the balance/scales/ phrase to give someone or something enough of an advantage to influence a result or decision Her youth and competitiveness tipped the balance in her favour. Thesaurus: to make something possiblesynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • Restoring the Balance — is a satirical radio segment that occasionally appears on Australian radio station Triple J, which attempts to display the contrasting political views between the conservative Australian Howard government, and the majority of the Left wing… …   Wikipedia

  • in the balance — See: HANG IN THE BALANCE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in the balance — See: HANG IN THE BALANCE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • swing the balance — phrase to change or to affect the result of something Some decent publicity could have swung the balance in our favour. Thesaurus: to change somethingsynonym Main entry: swing * * * swing the balance : to change a situation so that one person …   Useful english dictionary

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