nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
on the way home from work
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
how can (one) do something
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
how; in what way; how about
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
with a start; with a jump
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
rival; competitor; competition