noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ massive
▪ brutal , violent
▪ physical
▪ swift
▪ immediate , instant
▪ possible
▪
contingency plans to deter possible nuclear ~
▪ economic , trade
▪ military
▪ nuclear
VERB + RETALIATION
▪ invite , prompt , provoke , trigger
▪
a casual remark that brought swift ~ from her boyfriend
▪ face
▪
She may face ~ for speaking out.
▪ suffer
▪
He knows he will suffer ~.
▪ threaten
▪ fear
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
He never said a single word in ~.
▪ in ~ for
▪
They killed two men in ~ for a bomb attack the previous day.
▪ ~ against
▪
Retaliation against government troops is feared.
▪ ~ by , ~ from
▪
the possibility of ~ by other governments
▪ ~ for
▪
~ for the bombing of civilians
PHRASES
▪ an act of ~
▪ ~ in kind
▪
They decided not to use chemical weapons as ~ in kind.