tread lightly
kick into the long grass
serve someone the same sauce
grudge
preemptive
bar
prevention
save
score
firing
unretaliative
scare off
prophylactically
kick into touch
saving
antisabotage
cease and desist
preempt
get back at
nullify
unretaliated
desuppress
undeterring
suppressal
avertible
stall
dissuading
unretaliating
counteraccuse
don't get mad, get even
revengelessness
revenging
nonrevenge
butt out
carpet
tick off
antiabuse
knacker
hold one's fire
rollick
hold in hand
antisanctions
deterrence
pseudo-discipline
tell off
brush down
turn the other cheek
keep
counterattack
counterstrike