power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
voice training; vocal exercises
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
largest ever; biggest; record
little by little; step by step
pronunciation; production of sound
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
pieces; scraps; disconnected
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to crouch; to squat; to cower
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed