to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to begin; to set about; to start
pitching ability; counter for pitches
charcoal; charred remains
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
to throw into; to dump in together
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
remaining; left-over; excess
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
derailment; digression; deviation
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing