over-fond parent; doting parent
first challenge; first try
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
very popular; highly favoured
drama; theatre; theater; play
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
almost every day; almost daily
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
it's been a long time; long time no see
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood