opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
prevention; precaution; protection against
normalcy; normality; normal
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
countermeasure; counter-measure
to happen to have on hand or in stock
beyond this point; from now on; after this
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
preference; priority; precedence
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
determination; resolution
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
interference; obstruction; sabotage
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to say no more; to sink into silence
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand