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do(verb, state, move, work, develop)
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explain(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, answer)
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fit(verb, agreement, match, tally, suit)
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response(noun, hit, return, crack, account)
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talk back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, act, return)
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act(verb, start, proceed, counter, retort)
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act in response(verb, expression, idiom, act, answer)
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agree(verb, move, go, meet, accept)
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compensate
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counterclaim(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, answer)
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exchange(verb, return, counter, retaliate, repay)
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feel(verb, feel, counter, retort)
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oppose(verb, resist, defend, answer, counter)
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refute(verb, oppose, return, dispute, acknowledge)
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requite(verb, give, return, answer, counter)
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respond to(verb, phrasal verb)
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share(return, counter, exchange, retaliate, repay)
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shoot back(verb, expression, return, acknowledge, deny)
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swap(return, counter, exchange, retaliate, repay)
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touch(verb, meet, feel, shine)
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