2
say(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, counter)
2
short answer(expression, return, insult, rudeness, impudence)
2
smart crack(expression, joke, gag, witticism, gibe)
2
strike back(verb, phrasal verb, attack, return, forgiveness)
2
take(noun, verb, feeling, return, attitude)
2
urn(receptacle, furnace)
2
vaporizer
1
devolve
1
expound(verb, answer, respond)
1
kettle(receptacle, furnace)
1
oven
1
pass
1
pot(receptacle, furnace)
1
proceeds
1
reappearance
1
rebutter
1
recall
1
receiver(noun, receptacle)
1
reelect
1
regaining
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