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evasive reply
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exchange
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excuse(noun, answer)
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explain(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, claim)
1
exposition(noun, note, report, crack, review)
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farce(noun, scorn, disdain, taunt, contempt)
1
feeling(noun, return, attitude, answer, response)
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field the question(verb, expression, idiom, return, acknowledge)
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flowering
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get back at(verb, expression, idiom, return, acknowledge)
1
get back to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, return)
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gibing retort
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give-and-take
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give a snappy comeback(verb, expression, idiom, return, acknowledge)
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gloss(noun, note, report, crack, review)
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guff(noun, return, sign, report, insult)
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hit(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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illustration(noun, note, report, crack, review)
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increase
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insolence(return, insult, rudeness, impudence, sassiness)
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