opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
prevention; precaution; protection against
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
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
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
determination; resolution
to shake; to waver; to tremble
interference; obstruction; sabotage
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
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
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
exploitation; overuse; abuse
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
moment by moment; hour by hour
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
in proportion to; just as much as
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)