5
pay(verb, get, fix, return, satisfy)
5
return the compliment(verb, expression, idiom, get, return)
4
atone(verb, fix, return, satisfy, pay)
4
fight back(verb, expression, resist, defend, counter)
4
give(fix, restore, pay, convey, send)
4
hit back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, oppose)
4
interchange(return, counter, exchange, respond, repay)
4
react(verb, change, give, return, acknowledge)
4
swap(return, counter, exchange, respond, repay)
3
answer(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, counter)
3
commute
3
counteract(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
3
counterchange
3
even the score(verb, expression, idiom, get, return)
3
permute
3
rectify(verb, atone)
3
reimburse(verb, change, give, fix, return)
3
restitute(verb, give, restore, send, atone)
3
settle(verb, get, return, acknowledge, deny)
3
turn upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, settle)
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