I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ bitter , fierce , hard , heavy , intense , serious
▪ bloody
▪ continued , continuing
▪ fresh ( esp. BrE ), renewed
▪ sporadic
▪ constant
▪ hand-to-hand
▪
The sword and mace were the preferred weapons for hand-to-hand ~.
▪ house-to-house , street , urban
▪ factional
VERB + FIGHTING
▪ end , halt , stop
▪
The talks are intended to end the ~.
▪ take part in
▪
The conspirators took no part in the ~ which ensued.
▪ be killed in , die in
▪ escape , flee
▪
refugees fleeing the ~
FIGHTING + VERB
▪ take place
▪ begin , break out , erupt , flare , start
▪
Fierce ~ broke out among the refugees.
▪ ensue , follow
▪ continue , go on
▪ rage
▪
For nearly two months the ~ raged.
▪ intensify
▪ die away , die down , diminish
▪
Even if the ~ dies down, no answer is in sight to the political crisis.
▪ cease , end , stop
▪ resume
PREPOSITION
▪ during the ~ , in the ~
▪
He was badly wounded during the ~.
▪ ~ between
▪
There has been renewed ~ between the government forces and the rebels.
PHRASES
▪ do the/sb's ~
▪
He prefers others to do the ~ for him.
▪ a lull in the ~
II.
adv.
Fighting is used with these adjectives: ↑ fit