slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
houses and inhabitants; population
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
listening device; bug; wiretap
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
flour; meal; powder; dust
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
year in, year out; always; 24-7
school rules; school regulations
Gothic Lolita (type of teenage fashion)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several years; a few years