to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
ability; performance; efficiency
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to understand; to make out
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
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)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to shake one's head (in denial)
normalcy; normality; normal
main question; real issue at hand
thought; consideration; thinking
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
even so; anyhow; at any rate
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice