4
shoot back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, return, acknowledge)
4
view(noun, response, reaction, comeback)
4
write back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, answer, retort)
3
antiphon(noun, hit, return, crack, account)
3
assessment(noun, response, reaction, comeback)
3
backfire(noun, verb, act, feeling, return)
3
add(verb, increase, adjoin)
3
alibi(noun, reason, argument, explanation, excuse)
3
back talk(noun, verb, expression, feeling, return)
3
barricade(noun, verb, defend, defense)
3
be in touch(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, talk)
3
buffer(noun, verb, defend, defense)
3
claim(verb, state, maintain, do, deliver)
3
counterblast
3
deny(verb, return, acknowledge, counter, argue)
3
excuse(noun, return, reason, approval, argument)
3
explanation(noun, return, reason, approval, argument)
3
fight back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, resist, defend)
3
guard(noun, verb, defend, defense)
3
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