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• True companion
• Brought before the bench
• Took a whack at
• Took a shot at
• Estimated
• Took one's best shot
• Had a taste of
• Conjectured
• Took a crack at
• Gave it a whack
• Presided over, as a case
• Essayed
• Tested
• Surmised
• Took a little of