European magpie (Pica pica)
unveiling; debut; introduction
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
rave reviews; extremely high praise
record high; all-time high
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
tone (of voice); manner of talking
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
body; group; party; company; troupe
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
how many? (large animals)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
as; because; with; due to
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
educational institution; school; academy; campus
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
retention; maintenance; preservation