bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
threat; intimidation; menace
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
many; numerous; various; large number of
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be worried; to be troubled
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on