1. to live, to exist
2. to make a living, to subsist
3. to be in effect, to be in use, to function
4. to come to life, to be enlivened
5. to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
1. almost, nearly, mostly, practically, virtually, basically, just about, all but
2. hardly, barely, scarcely, little
3. large majority, large proportion, greater part, most (of), almost all (of)