against all odds	contra todo pronostico
as a matter of fact	actually; in fact
by word of mouth	de boca en boca
from the looks of	por el aspecto de
one by one	individually; in succession; one at a time
on the spot	immediately; in an awkward position where one is forced to make a difficult decision right away
on the spur of the moment	spontaneously or impulsively; without prior planning
to abide by	to accept and follow; to comply with
to carry on	to continue
to grow out of	to become too large for (something); to outgrow
to hold one's own	to perform reasonably well in a challenging situation
to hold sway	para dominar
to push the envelope	to do something new and different that goes beyond what was previously thought to be possible
to set the record straight	to correct a false story ; to provide accurate information
to size up	para evaluar
to test the waters	para probar las agua
warts and all	con todos sus defecto
to back into a corner	to put (someone or oneself) into a position where there is no way out and no room to maneuver
to back up	to make an electronic copy(of a computer file, etc) as security in case the original is damaged or deleted
to bring home	to make (the reality of something) clear
to know the ropes	to understand how things are done in a particular place
to lay claim to	to assert that one has the right to (something); to claim ownership of
to lower the bar	bajar la barra
to pan out	to pan out
with one voice	al unisonido

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