[toadi]

English is my 3rd language. I read only English not in my native tongue. I used to keep a booklet with me write down words I didn't understand. Looked them up later. After a while had a big list which I regularly. Kindle shows you the meaning automatically now and keeps also a list of words which I regularly review.

Over time your vocabulary gets much wider. I have native English speakers asking me where I got certain words from because they are not often used spoken.

Another trick is when you write look up synonyms instead of using the same word over and over again.

But in the words you dropped I learned at least 1 new one. To simper :)