ADJ
- bar, delicatessen/deli, display, post office, reception, shop
- kitchen
- glass, mahogany, wooden, zinc
VERB + COUNTER
- serve at/behind, work at/behind
- Mary served behind the counter at Bacon's for a few hours a week
- wipe (down)
- The barman wiped down the counter in silence
COUNTER + NOUN
- staff
- post office counter staff
PREP
- across a/the~
- He pushed the money across the counter to her
- at/behind a/ the ~
- The assistant behind the counter gave a curt nod
- on a/the ~
- all the goods on the counter
PREP
- ~ to
- The government's programme should be an effective counter to unemployment
