equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
spirit; heart; disposition
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to grant permission; to give permission
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
in this way; thus; such; uh...
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
adopted daughter; foster daughter
several weeks; a few weeks
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
without; but if; otherwise; or else
university (college) professor
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
pointing out; identification
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
since when; from when; how long
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties