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boomerang(verb, act, feeling, produce)
14
rebound(verb, act, feeling, withdraw)
14
recoil(verb, act, feeling, withdraw)
12
backlash(verb, feeling, return, have)
8
retort(verb, feeling, return, attitude)
8
ricochet(verb, return, have, recoil)
7
burst(verb, collapse, excited, blast)
6
counterattack(verb, defend, defense, reaction)
6
explosion(discharge, blast, reaction, bang)
6
repercussion(feeling, return, attitude, answer)
5
bounce(verb, recoil, boomerang, resile)
5
kickback(feeling, return, attitude, answer)
4
answer(verb, act, feeling, return)
4
blowback
4
detonation(blast, burst, bang, eruption)
4
kick(verb, feeling, withdraw, return)
4
rebuff(verb, recoil)
4
reply(verb, act, feeling, return)
4
return(verb, act, feeling, overcome)
3
bang(blast, burst, eruption, explosion)
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