severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
one example of (when there are more examples)
many people; a large number of people
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
as a child; when one was a child
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
comparatively; relatively
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to some extent; to a certain extent
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
that; the matter in question
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
such; this sort of; like this
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort