114 entries under answer topic. ×

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backfire(verb, act, hurt, acknowledge, defend)
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boomerang(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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counterclaim(verb, argue, reply, respond)
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echo(noun, verb, act, acknowledge, account)
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explain(verb, argue, reply, respond)
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hit back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, return)
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play off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, stop)
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reciprocation(noun, account, retort, acknowledgment)
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recoil(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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response(noun, hit, return, crack, account)
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retaliation(noun, crack, account, response)
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take on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, oppose)
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account(noun, retort)
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act in response(verb, expression, idiom, return, acknowledge)
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answer back(verb, expression, act, return, acknowledge)
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antiphon(noun, hit, return, crack, account)
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back talk(noun, verb, expression, hit, crack)
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be affected(verb, act, acknowledge, proceed)
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be in touch with(verb, return, acknowledge, argue)
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behave(verb, act, return, acknowledge, proceed)
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