how one tends to think, learn or reason

 The way his mind works makes it hard for Asano to express himself to others in
a spoken fashion, but emotionally he is able to touch those who let him in. Google

  I have a schizophrenic friend
and I love the way his mind works. google

This is one of the many times when you can make sense of
the way your toddler behaves only if you understand the way his mind works. Google

sb who has and uses an extensive vocabulary

Have you ever been called a walking dictionary because
your vocabulary is so expansive?  google

He was a good student of history and geography and was called ‘a
walking dictionary" because of the words that he could define. Google

 David
is a walking dictionary of Folk music. Google

according to what one knows

Socrates brings forward the god of Delphi as a witness to his knowledge. Google

Senor said that to his knowledge Berg "was at no time under
the jurisdiction or detention of coalition forces.".  Google

His shoeing customers and students will witness to his knowledge and ability
with a horse involving training , shoeing and lameness work. Google

too; excessively/honest, tidy, frank, obliging

 But if so, he is generous to a fault. Google

"John is neat to a fault".  Google

Krall show is eclectic to a fault. google

the most talented in a skill or art will prectise it, so the task of instruction is left to the less talented

Those who can, do. Those who cannot, teach. Those who cannot teach, HACK! To be, or not to be, those are the parameters. google

Of course, Shaw was also the man who coined the immortal line, "Those who can, do;
those who cannot, teach". google

"Those who can, do; those who cannot, teach.". —Not many. —Those who can, do; those who can't, bully.  Google

it is easy to recognize sb/sth

There's no mistaking the gleam of stainless steel. google

There's no mistaking who the birthday girl or boy is when they
wear our new and exclusive "It's Party Time!"  Google

There's no mistaking the prestige of owning an authentic Milton H. Greene fine art print. Google

unselfish and co-operative feeling and actions in promoting the good of a team, group, community

Through the Team Spirit Certification you develop the awareness and
skills needed to facilitate spirited, high performing teams. google

We do 60-hour weeks but there are no split shifts, and we are also committed to a team spirit because people are the main asset.';  BNCI

It also promotes team spirit, raises thousands for well deserving causes and, above all, is fun!  BNCI

punish sb so that he doesn´t do sth again

Your child might need augmentative devices - just be sure they will work to teach
him to do the best is is capable of and not just toss a device at him.  Google

Do not give in to the tantrum as this will teach him to do it more. google

 Teach him to do something besides bark, reward the quiet
moments.  google

talk seriously (originally US), the reference being to the main dish of a celebratory dinner on Christmas or Thanksgiving)

Believe it or not, all of this talking and turkey has nothing to do with the phrase
"let's talk turkey. Google

If the owner really wants to sell, he'll talk turkey. google

Bush talks Turkey and is given the bird. google

a subject of interest, worthy of discussion

World dialect explosion becomes a talking point.  Google

Talking Point reserves the right to terminate access to a Talking Point discussion
group to any participant who does not abide by these terms and conditions. Google

If you
would like to suggest a talking point of the day, email the editor.  Google

talk sensibly

It's time to talk sense about outsourcing. google

Talk Sense to Yourself is the kind of book you read with a highlighter, enthusiastically. Google

German manufacturers talk sense.  google

have or affect the type of speech that is used the upper class

So a posh restaurant, hotel, car etc is expensive and looks as if it’s used or owned by rich people; while to “talk posh” is to talk in an upper class manner. Google

"They make fun of me because of the way I talk. They say I 'talk posh'.". Then she did start to cry. google

We don't talk posh that's only the Royal family (we don't talk to them anyway). google

use uncommon and esp. long words

You need to swallow the dictionary of short
and strange words for this game. Google

It isn't necessary to swallow the dictionary,
but do familiarize yourself with key terms.  Google

If they say a story is the three act trick, begining middle and end; and say has the Cinderella structure, how do other writers convey a story without going into clique ridden wording and swallow the dictionary.  Google

survival by natural selection, sb who´s able to adapt well will survive

Unfortunately, he regarded the "survival of the fittest" as a sort of guide for governmental
policy, which often led him to oppose programs to assist the poor.  Google

What in the devil did Darwin mean when he popularized the “survival of
the fittest” phrase? What he did not say is, perhaps, revealing. google

As though by common assent they fought, as though to determine once and for all their
right to live, in accordance with the law of the survival of the fittest.  Google

be convenient for one´s purpouses

Labor in power never did suit his book. Google

The Deputy's past efforts to try to keep the
board independent do not suit his book now. google

He almost looked, with his quick imagination as if he already did, though
seeing at once also the full extent of how little it would suit his book. Google