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transpose
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wreak vengeance(verb, expression, get, settle, return)
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acknowledge(verb, return, deny, answer, counter)
1
alternate
1
answer back(verb, expression, return, acknowledge, deny)
1
ante up(verb, expression, fix, return, satisfy)
1
appease(verb, atone)
1
argue(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, counter)
1
atone for(verb, expression, fix, return, satisfy)
1
back at you(verb, expression, idiom, return, acknowledge)
1
back talk(verb, expression, return, acknowledge, deny)
1
backtalk(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, answer)
1
balance(verb, give, fix, return, satisfy)
1
be even with(expression, idiom, retaliation)
1
be in touch(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, answer)
1
be quits(expression, idiom, retaliation)
1
be quits with(expression, idiom)
1
bestow(give, fix, restore, pay, convey)
1
bring back(verb, phrasal verb)
1
brood over(verb, expression, recall, recollect, re-collect)
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