mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
the world in general; society; convention
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
guess; speculation; supposition
family; relatives; dependents; household
collection of books; (personal) library
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
if you think about it; come to think of it
really; truly; indeed; good grief
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
imagination; supposition; guess
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
belief; faith; conviction