cramped russian

• те́сный

  tight, close, narrow

  small

  cramped

• вплотну́ю

  very tightly close cramped (adv)

  very seriously

• камо́рка

  small cramped room/closet

• ску́ченный

  Placed in a small space in a cramped space

  packed, cramped

• зажа́тый

  clenched

  stuck/cramped

Examples

• Жи́ли мы в ма́леньком, как у́лей, те́сном, полутёмном до́ме.We lived in a cramped, dim house which was as small as a hive.