1. skill
Everyone recognized his skill.
Because of his great professional skill, the lawyer has a large number of clients.
The most valuable skill one can acquire is the ability to think for oneself.
All the skill of the sailors fell before the violence of the storm.
The crowd may be on the side of Luciano, but the champ has got the skill to win and that's what matters.
However, in America, sports teams are generally chosen by skill, and academic courses by ability.
This part of the tune needs some real skill. It took me ages to learn how to play it on the piano.
How much we pay you depends on your skill.
Albert is always trying his hand at something to test his own skill.
He came on board this company with a lot of fanfare and he turns out to have the skill and talent to live up to it.
Before I can return your children... you'll have to complete a course called family skills.
1. Surely those skills still count for something. / 2. I guess that's one of your skills.
While I was intent on improving my language skill, I came upon an English grammar book.
2. knack
She has a real knack for getting people to do what she wants.
She hasn't got the knack of cooking yet.
I am not an artist. I never had the knack for it.
Tom has the knack of making people cry.
I have a knack for it.
She showed a knack of insults.
I've finally got the knack of kendo.
I still can't get the knack of English pronunciation.
His knack is...
But he has a knack for taking everyone around him down, too.
She has the knack of making people feel comfortable.
She had a knack of making people feel really special.
My sister has a knack for remembering faces.
She certainly had the knack of being personal without making you want to back off.
Meg has a knack for languages.
3. proficiency
Her proficiency in English rapidly improved.
German instrumentalists were known for both their strong performance proficiency as also their skills as improvisers.
A competency is used to gather proficiency level and years of experience of a candidate in order to find the best candidate for a job.
The letters STEP stand for the Society for Testing English Proficiency.
On a scale of 1 to 10, please rate your proficiency in the following languages.