choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
living by oneself; living alone
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
program (e.g. TV); programme
daily necessities; everyday item
oppression; suppression; pressure
flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to have a heart to heart talk; to speak frankly
longing for others; wanting company
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
feminine; womanly; female
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
combat power; fighting strength
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to be consistent; to be coherent
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease