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repulse
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restrain(stop, remove, ruin, halt)
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support(noun, defend, stand, frame)
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withstand(check, attack, fight, resist)
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meet(oppose, dispute, answer, contradict)
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react(return, acknowledge, answer, argue)
3
rejoin(return, acknowledge, answer, reply)
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repay(return, answer, argue, retaliate)
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repress(stop, oppose, restrain, halt)
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strike back(phrasal verb, attack, return, forgiveness)
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sustain
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uphold
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ward off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, remove)
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acknowledge(act, return, proceed, answer)
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annul(stop, prevent, hinder, depress)
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avenge
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avert(stop, remove, restrain, halt)
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backfire(act, hurt, acknowledge, defend)
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boomerang(act, acknowledge, proceed, answer)
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brake
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