lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
simply; merely; only; solely
free time; time at leisure
lost article; something forgotten
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
prior investment; upfront investment
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)