| excuse(noun, action, cause, reason, explanation) |
| foundation(noun, basis, motivation, justification, grounds) |
| goal(noun, cause, basis, justification, grounds) |
| ground(noun, cause, basis, justification, grounds) |
| grounds(noun, action, cause, reason, explanation) |
| hopelessness |
| hosing(putdown, quinine) |
| idea(noun, cause, basis, justification, grounds) |
| impetus(noun, cause, basis, justification, grounds) |
| impossibility |
| incentive(noun, cause, basis, justification, grounds) |
| inducement(noun, cause, basis, justification, grounds) |
| intention(noun, cause, basis, justification, grounds) |
| kicking around(expression, putdown, quinine) |
| lame |
| laugh at(verb, expression, criticize, mock, ridicule) |
| logic(noun, basis, motivation, justification, grounds) |
| makeshift |
| malign(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, mock) |
| minimization(putdown, quinine) |