5
retaliate(verb, attack, oppose, return, dispute)
3
counter(verb, attack, return, cross, protest)
3
reciprocate(verb, get, attack, return, grievance)
3
strike back(verb, phrasal verb, get, attack, return)
2
give just desserts(verb, expression, fix, grievance, vindicate)
2
match(verb, get, fix, oppose, settle)
2
pay back in spades(verb, expression, fix, grievance, vindicate)
2
retort(verb, fix, attack, return, grievance)
1
answer(verb, oppose, settle, dispute, resist)
1
avenge(verb, restore, respond, grievance, vindicate)
1
backtalk(verb, oppose, dispute, cross, resist)
1
be out for blood(verb, fix, restore, respond, grievance)
1
buck(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
1
contravene(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
1
counteract(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
1
counterwork(verb, oppose, dispute, cross, resist)
1
dash(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
1
defend(verb, fix, restore, respond, grievance)
1
even the score(verb, expression, idiom, grievance, vindicate)
1
fight back(verb, expression, fix, restore, grievance)
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