communication skills; communication ability
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
race (of people); type of person
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
reason; cause; circumstances
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
ready-made; common-law (wife)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
use; utilization; utilisation; application
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
process; course; mechanism
knowing; (an) acquaintance
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance