(direct) hit; hitting the mark
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
piece; fragment; one (object)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
all; entire; whole; altogether
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
some people; a few people; several people
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
beginning; outset; first; onset
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)