168 entries under verb topic. ×

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reply(noun, feeling, pass, return)
37
answer(noun, feeling, pass, settle)
35
return(noun, get, fix, feeling)
33
respond(noun, act, pass, return)
28
riposte(noun, return, sign, report)
24
comeback(noun, feeling, return, sign)
18
counter(noun, attack, return, acknowledge)
17
rebut(return, acknowledge, deny, defend)
17
rejoin(pass, return, acknowledge, deny)
14
retaliate(attack, return, acknowledge, deny)
14
echo(noun, feeling, return, sign)
14
reciprocate(get, fix, attack, settle)
14
revenge(noun, response, reply, retaliate)
13
come back(expression, phrasal verb, pass, return)
13
repay(return, answer, exchange, retaliate)
8
countercharge(noun, answer, response, retaliate)
7
acknowledge(return, deny, answer, counter)
6
backfire(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
6
counterblow(noun, retaliate, retaliation)
6
exchange(noun, return, counter, respond)
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