counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
covering; protection; backing; relief
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
one by one; one after another; successively
shooting up one after another
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to have an eye on; to zero in on
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to become misty; to become hazy
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed