I lighted my lantern, and found that I was perched on a narrow ledge, almost at the end of my rope literally and figuratively.

VOA: special.2009.12.07

"So let's move. And I mean literally,let's move!"

VOA: special.2010.06.07

Not that I am saying the opportunities are so great, because of course there limited opportunities if you compare it to America, but I think one of the biggest things is literally just motivation."

VOA: special.2011.03.03

Then I began investigating. I worked my way through the rocks and brush until I found myself gazing into the biggest and blackest hole I had ever seen, out of which the bats seemed literally to boil .

VOA: special.2009.12.07

"I started on a jump that was literally the size of a mogul. It was tiny.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

I mean I have seen guys literally go completely insane,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

"She's not lying. I think I've eaten lunch once in the past week, and we literally run from one event to another, across traffic and through crowds and crowds, but it's very important that we make a good impression so we try to get there on time, and that sometimes involves running."

VOA: standard.2010.02.26