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allege in support(expression, idiom)
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altercate(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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answer back(verb, expression, return, acknowledge, deny)
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answer conclusively
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apologize(verb, vindicate)
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argue against(verb, expression, contest, discredit, contradict)
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argue down
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argue for
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argue into(verb, expression, get, influence, prompt)
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ascribe(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
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assert the contrary(expression, idiom)
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assure(verb, get, influence, prompt, persuade)
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atone
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avenge(verb, vindicate)
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back at you(verb, expression, idiom, return, acknowledge)
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back talk(verb, expression, return, acknowledge, deny)
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baffle(verb, cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
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balance out(verb, expression, stop, withdraw, abandon)
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balk(verb, cross, frustrate, blank, thwart)
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ban(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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