41
answer(verb, state, act, go, accept)
36
reply(noun, verb, state, act, maintain)
28
retort(noun, verb, act, pass, return)
20
return(noun, verb, act, oppose, pass)
12
rejoin(verb, act, pass, return, acknowledge)
9
counter(noun, verb, act, hit, oppose)
9
acknowledge(verb, move, act, accept, return)
8
react(verb, action, act, present, return)
6
rebut(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, defend)
5
echo(noun, verb, return, copy, acknowledge)
5
answer back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, act, return)
5
retaliate(verb, make, oppose, return, dispute)
5
feel for(verb, expression, act, answer, counter)
5
repay(verb, return, answer, counter, exchange)
5
perform(verb, state, move, work, meet)
5
support(verb, defend)
4
behave(verb, act, meet, answer, counter)
4
say(verb, state, return, declare, acknowledge)
4
come back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, act, pass)
4
defend(verb, oppose, return, acknowledge, deny)
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