shot in the arm

corrective healthful invigorating medicinal remedial salutary therapeutic

curing pick-me-up restorative tonic

alleviative beneficial helpful medicable medicative remedying sanative vulnerary what the doctor ordered wholesome

damaging harmful hurtful injurious

hurting painful

assistance benefit care compensation cooperation gift relief service subsidy treatment

advancement advice advocacy alleviation allowance assist attention backing backup benefaction benevolence bounty charity comfort deliverance encouragement endowment favor furtherance giving guidance hand handout lift ministration ministry patronage promotion reinforcement rescue reward salvation sustenance

leg up

damage harm hindrance hurt injury loss penalty stoppage

disfavor ill will malevolence opposition silence stop taking unkindness

blockage impediment obstruction

aid assistance improvement lift support

backup buildup hand handout help leg praise promotion

goose helping hand leg up

harm hindrance hurt injury stop

check obstruction silence

blow decrease discouragement setback

encouragement

PR acclamation approbation approval award bouquet credit encomium honor panegyric pay plum points posy puff rave recommendation stroke stroking tribute

brownie points good opinion pat on the back pat on the head pumping up

condemnation criticism disapproval dishonor disrespect ill repute

blame censure reprimand

assistance backing cheer comfort confidence consolation faith fortitude incentive inspiration optimism reassurance relief reward stimulation stimulus

advance advocacy aid animation boost easement favor firmness helpfulness hope incitement invigoration promotion refreshment softening succor supporting trust urging

consoling enlivening inspiritment reassuring relieving solacing

annoyance discouragement distrust doubt gloom hindrance hurt injury

disbelief impediment

denunciation derision deterrent

bang boost catalyst cause charge encouragement fillip fireworks flash goad impetus impulse incentive incitement inducement instigation invitation kick motivation motive propellant provocation push spur stimulant stimulation sting trigger turnon urging

eye-opener piquing

block deterrent discouragement hindrance prevention

boost comfort encouragement reassurance relief

assist assistance hand pick-me-up succor support

leg up secours

discouragement hindrance hurt injury

harm

analeptic catalyst drug energizer incentive motivation motive restorative spur stimulus tonic upper

reviver

block discouragement hindrance

catalyst drug impetus stimulus

analeptic bracer energizer excitant goad impulse incentive incitation incitement motivation motive pick-me-up restorative spur tonic upper

reviver spark plug

block hindrance

deterrent discouragement

depressant

bang boost catalyst cause charge encouragement eye-opener fillip fireworks flash goad impetus impulse incentive incitation incitement inducement instigation invitation kick motivation motive piquing prod propellant push spur stimulant stimulation sting turnon urging

catalyst encouragement fillip impetus incentive motivation stimulant stimulation

bang boost cause charge fireworks flash goad impulse incitation incitement inducement instigation invitation kick motive propellant push spur sting turnon urging

eye-opener piquing

block discouragement hindrance

deterrent

tranquilizer

analeptic boost bracer conditioner cordial drug fillip invigorator pick-me-up pickup refresher restorative stimulant strengthener

livener roborant