second-degree murder

scarce, or difficult to find, or buy.

To enter without being noticed. / To barely advance or be allowed entry in a competition or organization despite minimal credentials or competitors thought to be superior.

(idiomatic) In the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.

(Internet) A protocol for sending IP packets over an existing IP network.

(idiomatic) In a difficult situation, usually of one's own making; having a dilemma; faced with a problem or a set of problems for which there is no easy solution.

At the point of death. / In desperate circumstances.

(euphemistic) Pregnant.

(idiomatic) In a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, and/or enhanced expectation of victory by the other(s).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butt in