| demurrer |
| apologia(noun, cover, attack, cause, reason) |
| preservation(noun, attack, care, guard, shield) |
| reply(noun, reason, approval, argument, answer) |
| buffer(noun, care, guard, shield, hindrance) |
| defence(noun, support, hold, block, return) |
| explanation(noun, cause, return, sign, report) |
| fortress(noun, support, cover, guard, resistance) |
| rebuttal(noun, return, sign, report, reason) |
| response(noun, attack, return, sign, report) |
| retort(noun, return, sign, report, reason) |
| return(noun, sign, report, argument, answer) |
| stronghold(noun, support, cover, guard, resistance) |
| support(noun, hold, good, help, favor) |
| bulwark(noun, support, cover, care, guard) |
| defense mechanism(noun, expression, idiom, activity) |
| fence(noun, cover, guard, resistance, protection) |
| man cave |
| rampart(noun, support, cover, block, bar) |
| rejoinder(noun, return, sign, report, argument) |