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abort(verb, fail, collapse, fold, flop)
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acknowledgment(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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act(verb, acknowledge, proceed, answer, counter)
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answer back(verb, expression, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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antidote
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argue(verb, defend)
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argument(noun, defense)
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armor(noun, defense)
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attitude(noun, feeling, return, answer, opinion)
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aversion(noun, defense)
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avert(verb, defend)
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back talk(noun, expression, feeling, return, attitude)
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backfiring
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backlashing
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balefire
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balk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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bar(verb, defend)
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barrier(noun, defense)
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be affected(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed, answer)
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beacon
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