interception (email); wiretap; bug
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
how much; how many; to what extent
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
sex doll; bamboo wife; Dutch wife
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
hostility; antagonism; opposition
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to say; to be called; to do
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
walking heavily; lumbering
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe