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rue: repent of: regret having entered into; wish nonexistent the headlines: titles of important news items, generally printed in large, bold type lifeline: (fig.) anything on which one’s life depends In deficit: excess of debts over income In peril: in serious danger 1) risk: expose to the change of damage or loss 2) stiff: strong; great in degree; difficult to deal with a stiff job; stiff reading 3) being elbowed out: (a metaphor) being forced out 1) carving their way in to: a metaphor; making their way into … by cutting 2) undercut: sell goods more cheaply or work for smaller wages than (sb.