lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
after that; afterwards; thereafter
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
self-protection; self-defence
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to need; to call for; to require
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be worried; to be troubled