understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
prejudice; bias; distorted view
surroundings; environs; circumference
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
fluent (in a language); flowing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to practice magic; to practise magic
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be conspicuous; to stand out
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house