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kick(noun, feeling, withdraw, return)
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rebuff(noun, recoil)
4
reply(noun, act, feeling, return)
4
return(noun, act, feeling, overcome)
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spring back(expression, phrasal verb, overcome, return)
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barricade(noun, defend, defense)
3
blast(noun, collapse, excited, blaze)
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blaze(collapse, excited, blast, shatter)
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buffer(noun, defend, defense)
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cover(noun, defend, defense)
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disappoint(have, miscarry, boomerang)
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discharge(noun, collapse, excited, blast)
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guard(noun, defend, defense)
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resile(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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respond(defend, counter, retort)
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safeguard(noun, defend, defense)
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screen(noun, defend, defense)
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shelter(noun, defend, defense)
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shield(noun, defend, defense)
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spring(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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