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
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
guess; conjecture; surmise
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
among these; between these; of these
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
relation; connection; relevance
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
by all means; at 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; (having) knowledge about a place
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; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
on the street; around town; the world; the public
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
good news; happy news; glad tidings