introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
cruising range; flying range
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
putting life into; animating; cheering up
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
of unknown nationality (of a vessel, plane, etc.); unidentified
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
diving; submerging; going underwater
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
terse; concise; simple and clear
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
military vessel; war fleet
small scale; small family
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
internal or domestic affairs
People's Commissar (in the early Soviet Union)