Opposites in the Megillah

The megillah contains a number of phrases that can be thought of as opposites or parallels of each other. For example,

וְהָעִיר שׁוּשָׁן נָבוֹכָה (ג:ט"ו) - The city of Shushan was confused

וְהָעִיר שׁוּשָׁן צָהֲלָה וְשָׂמֵחָה (ח:ט"ו) - The city of Shushan was happy

Find some of your own and share them! There are quite a few.