| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | absorbing | taking in mentally |
| 2. | accepting | recognizing as true |
| 3. | acknowledging | accepting or recognizing something |
| 4. | admitting | accepting as true |
| 5. | appreciating | understanding the importance of |
| 6. | apprehending | understanding or recognizing something |
| 7. | ascertaining | finding out for certain |
| 8. | assimilating | taking in and understanding |
| 9. | becoming aware of | starting to know something |
| 10. | becoming cognizant of | becoming aware of |
| 11. | becoming conscious of | growing aware of something |
| 12. | becoming mindful of | becoming aware of |
| 13. | being alerted to | being made aware of |
| 14. | being apprised of | being informed about |
| 15. | being clued in to | being given understanding of |
| 16. | being informed of | being told about |
| 17. | catching on | beginning to understand |
| 18. | clocking | noticing or understanding something |
| 19. | coming to see | gradually understanding |
| 20. | coming to understand | gradually beginning to understand |
| 21. | comprehending | understanding something fully |
| 22. | concluding | deciding from evidence |
| 23. | connecting the dots | linking facts into understanding |
| 24. | cottoning on | beginning to understand |
| 25. | dawning on | becoming clear to someone |
| 26. | decoding | working out the meaning |
| 27. | deducing | reaching by reasoning |
| 28. | detecting | noticing the presence of |
| 29. | determining | finding out exactly |
| 30. | digesting | processing information mentally |
| 31. | discovering | finding out or learning |
| 32. | facing up to | accepting an unpleasant truth |
| 33. | feeling | intuitively perceiving something |
| 34. | figuring out | coming to understand something |
| 35. | finding out | coming to know something |
| 36. | fully grasping | understanding completely |
| 37. | gathering | inferring from information |
| 38. | getting a handle on | gaining understanding of |
| 39. | getting clarity on | gaining clear understanding |
| 40. | getting the idea | understanding the point |
| 41. | getting the picture | understanding the situation |
| 42. | getting wind of | hearing or learning about |
| 43. | getting wise to | becoming aware of |
| 44. | grasping | fully understanding something |
| 45. | hearing about | learning information about |
| 46. | hearing of | learning about something |
| 47. | hitting home | becoming fully understood |
| 48. | homing in on | focusing to understand |
| 49. | identifying | recognizing what something is |
| 50. | inferring | drawing a conclusion |
| 51. | internalizing | making understanding part of oneself |
| 52. | interpreting | understanding the meaning |
| 53. | intuiting | understanding by intuition |
| 54. | joining the dots | connecting facts into understanding |
| 55. | judging | forming an understanding of |
| 56. | knowing | having understanding of |
| 57. | latching onto | grasping an idea |
| 58. | learning | coming to know something |
| 59. | making out | understanding with effort |
| 60. | making sense of | understanding something confusing |
| 61. | marking | noticing or observing something |
| 62. | mastering | learning thoroughly |
| 63. | noticing | becoming aware of something |
| 64. | observing | noticing something carefully |
| 65. | occurring to | coming into awareness |
| 66. | penetrating | understanding deeply |
| 67. | perceiving | noticing or understanding something |
| 68. | picking up | noticing or learning |
| 69. | piecing together | forming understanding from parts |
| 70. | pinpointing | identifying something exactly |
| 71. | placing | recognizing or identifying |
| 72. | processing | thinking through information |
| 73. | putting together | connecting clues mentally |
| 74. | reading between lines | understanding implied meaning |
| 75. | reasoning out | working out logically |
| 76. | reckoning | judging or concluding |
| 77. | recognizing | identifying or acknowledging something |
| 78. | regarding | seeing as or considering |
| 79. | registering | being mentally noted |
| 80. | seeing | becoming aware of something |
| 81. | sensing | becoming aware intuitively |
| 82. | sinking in | becoming fully understood |
| 83. | sizing up | forming an assessment of |
| 84. | spotting | noticing something quickly |
| 85. | sussing out | figuring something out |
| 86. | taking as | understanding as |
| 87. | taking cognizance of | noticing and acknowledging |
| 88. | taking in | mentally absorbing information |
| 89. | taking note of | noticing something consciously |
| 90. | taking on board | accepting and understanding |
| 91. | taking stock of | carefully recognizing the situation |
| 92. | twigging | suddenly understanding something |
| 93. | understanding | grasping the meaning or situation |
| 94. | unraveling | working out something complex |
| 95. | viewing | considering in a certain way |
| 96. | waking up to | becoming aware of |
| 97. | weighing up | considering carefully to understand |
| 98. | wising up to | becoming aware of |
| 99. | working out | figuring out mentally |
| 100. | zeroing in on | focusing closely on |

