Case and Footing

Case

Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Footing and case are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Footing" instead a noun "Case".

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

Footing noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Case and footing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead a noun "Footing".

Nearby Words: foot, foothold, footway

old	old case	old footing
good	good case	good footing
full	full case	full footing
similar	similar case	similar footing
Other adjectives: original, likely, actual, bad, next, previous.

Also used in case of Non-Action Big Bad, when the villain is established as lacking the ability to be a legitimate Final Boss by the virtue of being unable to fight the heroes on an equal footing.

Source: Villain Override
Both Nine Fists members are an interesting case, however, in that Agaard is an Affably Evil Friendly Enemy and Hongo is a Jerk with a Heart of Gold who will Pet the Dog occasionally and has high moral footing.

Source: Evil Counterpart / Anime and Manga
Both men are shown to suffer effects like Blood from the Mouth, tunnel vision, near blackouts, and in Zechs' case a full-on heart attack as a result of the stresses they put on their bodies in order to fight the Gundams on an equal footing.

Source: Improbable Piloting Skills

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