single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
every person; each one; everybody
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
so-and-so; who?; which people?
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
widower; divorced man not remarried; (long-term) bachelor
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
husband and wife; married couple
separation; living separately; living apart
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to complain; to lodge a complaint