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operate(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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opinion(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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perform(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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proceed(verb, act, acknowledge, counter)
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reagency(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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reception(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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receptivity(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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reciprocate(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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reciprocation(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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recur(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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reflection(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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reflex(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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rejoinder(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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reverberation(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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revert(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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revulsion(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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sass(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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snappy comeback(noun, expression, feeling, return, attitude)
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take(noun, verb, act, feeling, return)
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talk back(verb, expression, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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