communication skills; communication ability
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
title; index; heading; headline; caption
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
Holy Communion; Lord's Supper; Eucharist
running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment
sending; forwarding; shipping
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to be frank; to drop all pretense
causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
new and old; incoming and outgoing
agricultural land; farmland
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
the whole week; all the week
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell