weekend; Saturday and Sunday
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
in the background; not standing out
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
sixth man (in basketball)
rather; sooner; preferably
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
state of mind; mentality; psychology
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter