laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
anonymity; using an assumed name
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
it hasn't been long since
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
business world; business circles; (the) industry
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
intelligence gathering; information gathering
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
for today; for the time being
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion