Footing and Mode

Footing

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

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

Nearby Words: foot, foothold, footway

Mode noun - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.

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Footing and mode are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Footing" instead a noun "Mode".

Nearby Words: modal, modeless

old	old footing	old mode
full	full footing	full mode
similar	similar footing	similar mode
usual	usual footing	usual mode
Other adjectives: original, actual, permanent, cinematic.

This is because the Zentradi themselves are at roughly the same height as a Valkyrie (the Battroid mode being explicitly created so that humans could fight on an equal footing with Zentradi soldiers).

Source: Your Size May Vary
However, in free battle or skirmish mode, a computer starting with more resources than you is usually cheating, since you would expect to be on even footing with the computer (unless you can set what everyone starts with).

Source: The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard

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