| crack(noun, verb, return, sign, report) |
| crucible(furnace, continuance in action) |
| jest(noun, response, joke, reply, snappy) |
| joke(noun, response, reply, gag, jest) |
| squelch(noun, verb, return, acknowledge, deny) |
| antiphon(noun, return, sign, report, account) |
| counterclaim(noun, verb, return, sign, report) |
| cover(noun, verb, reason, defend, explanation) |
| defend(verb, get, settle, return, acknowledge) |
| refutation(noun, return, sign, report, resolution) |
| refute(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, counter) |
| sally(noun, response, joke, reply, jest) |
| snappy comeback(noun, expression, feeling, return, attitude) |
| still(vaporization, furnace) |
| talk back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, return, acknowledge) |
| witticism(noun, response, joke, reply, gag) |
| aphorism |
| back answer(noun, expression, return, insult, rudeness) |
| barricade(noun, verb, defend, defense) |
| buffer(noun, verb, defend, defense) |