| retaliate(verb, return, acknowledge, resist) |
| pay back(verb, phrasal verb, return, exact) |
| requite(verb, return, exact, retaliate) |
| retort(verb, settle, return, acknowledge) |
| reciprocate(verb, act, settle, return) |
| return(verb, act, settle, acknowledge) |
| return the compliment(expression, idiom, return, grievance) |
| revenge(verb, return, score, retaliate) |
| defend(verb, settle, return, acknowledge) |
| even the score(verb, return, retaliate, vindicate) |
| get even(verb, return, score, retaliate) |
| make reprisal(expression, return, grievance, vindicate) |
| repay(verb, return, exact, obtain) |
| settle(verb, return, acknowledge, deny) |
| get your own back(verb, expression, return, respond) |
| hit back(expression, restore, respond, grievance) |
| react(verb, return, acknowledge, deny) |
| take an eye for an eye(return, restore, grievance, vindicate) |
| turn the tables on(verb, return, grievance, vindicate) |