communication skills; communication ability
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way; method; means; resource; course
guidance; leadership; leading the way
form; shape; figure; visage
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
direct connection; direct link
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
period of time; time slot; time zone
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
head; lead; vanguard; first
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
so; like this; in this way
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
patterns of thinking; train of thought
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved