opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
sense of values; values; value system
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
that is to say; so that means
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to cease; to stop; to be over
recommendation; endorsement
dance (in kabuki); dance play
to polish up; to shine up
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
all times and places; all ages and countries
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
form; situation; condition
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to become clear; to be made public
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off