He offered ten thousand dollars to anyone willing to follow him on a one-day climb without a rope.

VOA: special.2009.12.09

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

We run a tight rope daily, balancing a pile of books on the head.

VOA: special.2009.06.28