立っているのがやっとだった。

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

at last; at length; barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative