in turns; alternately; in order
impression given by a painting or image
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
distrust; unjust suspicion
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
fate; destiny; predestination
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
instead; but (on the other hand)
another dimension; different level; whole other level
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to refer to; to use as reference
remarkable; striking; obvious
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
military personnel; soldier
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
number of times; frequency; count
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
study; pursuit of knowledge
to emphasize; to attach importance to