(idiomatic) to pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.

(Britain, informal) Used as a fatuous excuse to avoid doing something.

(cricket) To hit the ball hard enough to go out of the boundary of the field, thereby scoring the maximum of six runs

With the hope of averting disaster despite a desperate situation teetering on failure.

(law) A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a criminal charge, requiring evidence that is sufficient to eliminate any doubts that a reasonable person might entertain about whether a claim is more likely to be true than not.

(education) A grade lower than "A" and higher than "B plus".

(informal) in one attempt

(British) Any of a set of street maps of most British towns and cities; properly the Geographer's A–Z Street Atlas. / (uncountable) All facts related to a subject

Alphabetical order; lexical order. / From beginning to the end. / Over the entirety; completely.

(idiomatic) In general; most often.