sexual preference; sexual predilection
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
how; in what way; by what means
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to break a dam; to burst out
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
presumption; assumption; estimation
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
falling in love; attachment
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
still better; even better
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
woman; female; feminine gender
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...