picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
making out and being lovey-dovey
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
depiction; description; portrayal
scene; sight; scenario; setting
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
extract; excerpt; selection
way; method; means; resource; course
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
still; even now; to this day
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to become frayed; to become loose
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
originally; by nature; from the start
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
older brother and younger sister