42
reply(noun, verb, feeling, pass, return)
37
answer(noun, verb, feeling, pass, settle)
35
return(noun, verb, get, fix, feeling)
33
respond(noun, verb, act, pass, return)
28
riposte(noun, verb, return, sign, report)
24
comeback(noun, verb, feeling, return, sign)
21
rejoinder(noun, feeling, return, sign, report)
20
response(noun, feeling, return, sign, report)
18
counter(noun, verb, attack, return, acknowledge)
17
rebut(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, defend)
17
rejoin(verb, pass, return, acknowledge, deny)
15
repartee(noun, return, sign, report, answer)
14
retaliate(verb, attack, return, acknowledge, deny)
14
echo(noun, verb, feeling, return, sign)
14
reciprocate(verb, get, fix, attack, settle)
14
revenge(noun, verb, response, reply, retaliate)
13
replication(noun, answer, reply)
13
come back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pass, return)
13
repay(verb, return, answer, exchange, retaliate)
11
retaliation(noun, blame, account, answer, response)
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