intelligence; intellect; brains
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to do something useless; to gild the lily; to gild refined gold; (lit.) to build a roof atop the roof
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
difficult problem; challenge
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to be damaged; to receive damage
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
state of mind; mentality; psychology
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
guess; conjecture; surmise
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
relation; connection; relevance
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
by all means; by all costs
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
town; city; municipal; urban
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
going through; going via; going by way of
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
call; summons; convening; convocation
failure is the mother of success
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade