communication skills; communication ability
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
locker room; changing room; dressing room
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
recognition; acquaintance
changing clothes; change of clothes
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)