The relative importance of, or time taken by, work and personal life to a particular individual.

(idiomatic) To unsettle, to catch by surprise.

simple past tense and past participle of lose one's balance

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose one's balance

present participle of lose one's balance

To become unsteady.

(politics) A system for multiple branches of government wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of check and balance

properly balanced; in equilibrium / mentally stable and free from psychological disorder

Able to right itself automatically to prevent falling. / (computing theory) Of a data structure: able to maintain a small height (number of levels) regardless of insertions and deletions.