with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
rational; reasonable; logical
time axis; time basis; timeline
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
graduate; alumnus; alumna
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
reaction of a living body
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
not yet known; unknown; strange
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
urban area; urban district
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
application; request; petition
a great variety of; diversity
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
novel; original; new; innovative
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
predation; eating prey; preying upon
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome