communication skills; communication ability
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
slight; thin; on the weak side
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
vitality; energy; dynamism
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
authority; power; influence
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach