to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
just because; even if; even though
courtesy call; courtesy visit
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
ill-mannered; overbearing
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to run away; to escape safely
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
demonstration; parade; show of strength
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
reigning; controlling; dictating
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
death in battle; killed in action