influence; clout; leverage
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
source of information; intelligence source; message source
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
losing weight; slimming; lean person
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
(point of) similarity; resemblance
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
economic crisis; financial crisis
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
personal digital assistant; PDA
(Japanese) feature phone (as opposed to a smartphone); mobile phone designed for the Japanese market (with specialized features only available in Japan)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
global positioning system; GPS
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
information transfer; information transmission
possibility; potential; expandability
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
(arriving at the) final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); (reaching the) end of the line
executives; top management; governing body
banknote; bill; note; paper money
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)