fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to throw at; to turn; to raise
right in the middle (of); midst; height
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
sales promotion; hard selling
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
in advance; beforehand; previously
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to be smeared; to be covered
conclusion of a contract; consummation of a contract
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
together with; same; both; all; including ...