modern; trendy; hip; in; up-to-date
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
covert action; covert operations
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
hand bath (for improving blood circulation)
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
being too late; losing one's final chance
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
influence; clout; leverage
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
losing weight; slimming; lean person
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
(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.)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
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)
global positioning system; GPS