2
reply(noun, verb, act, feeling, return)
2
resile(bump, recoil, jump, bound, reflect)
2
retaliation(reaction, repercussion)
2
retort(noun, verb, feeling, return, attitude)
2
scythe(noun, bomb, weapon, arm, armament)
2
slingshot(noun, bomb, weapon, arm, armament)
2
snap back(verb, expression, overcome, return, bump)
2
spike(noun, bomb, arm, armament, knife)
2
spring
2
spring back(verb, expression, overcome, return, bump)
2
switchblade(noun, bomb, weapon, arm, armament)
2
tear gas(noun, expression, bomb, arm, armament)
1
acknowledgment(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
1
act(verb, acknowledge, proceed, answer, counter)
1
answer(noun, verb, act, feeling, return)
1
answer back(verb, expression, act, acknowledge, proceed)
1
artillery(noun, weapon)
1
attitude(noun, feeling, return, answer, opinion)
1
back talk(noun, expression, feeling, return, attitude)
1
backlashing
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