timorously
— Adverb
– English
～ in a timorous and trepid manner
tiptoe
— Adverb
– English
～ on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe; "standing tiptoe"
tiredly
— Adverb
– English
～ in a weary manner; "he walked around tiredly"
tirelessly
— Adverb
– English
～ with indefatigable energy; "she watched the show indefatigably"
tiresomely
— Adverb
– English
～ in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward"
head-to-head
— Adverb
– English
～ even or close in a race or competition or comparison; "the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck"
end-to-end
— Adverb
– English
～ from first to last; "the play was excellent end-to-end"
hand to hand
— Adverb
– English
～ at close quarters; "fought hand to hand"
from time to time
— Adverb
– English
～ sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"
face-to-face
— Adverb
– English
～ directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table"
face-to-face
— Adverb
– English
～ within each other's presence; "she met the president face-to-face"
from pillar to post
— Adverb
– English
～ from one place or situation to another; "we were driven from pillar to post"
face to face
— Adverb
– English
～ directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table"
hand to mouth
— Adverb
– English
～ with barely enough money for immediate needs; "they lived form hand to mouth"
face to face
— Adverb
– English
～ involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke face to face"
face to face
— Adverb
– English
～ within each other's presence; "she met the president face-to-face"
close to
— Adverb
– English
～ (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
not to mention
— Adverb
– English
～ much less; "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal"
to the contrary
— Adverb
– English
～ contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"