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offset(answer, respond)
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reply(noun, act, return, acknowledge)
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retaliate(attack, oppose, return, dispute)
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challenge(oppose, play, deny, reverse)
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comeback(noun, hit, return, account)
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disagree(attack, oppose, fight, resist)
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dispute(check, attack, oppose, fight)
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rebut(oppose, expose, defend, answer)
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reciprocate(act, attack, return, acknowledge)
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refute(oppose, dispute, challenge, deny)
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riposte(noun, hit, return, resist)
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conflict(oppose, dissent, clash, vary)
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confront(stop, attack, consider, oppose)
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contest(check, oppose, fight, resist)
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controvert(attack, oppose, fight, challenge)
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counterattack(attack, oppose, fight, resist)
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exchange(noun, retaliate, market)
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forestall(stop, remove, restrain, halt)
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go against(expression, oppose, challenge, contend)
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impede(stop, check, ruin, oppose)
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