answer

[1]	reply , respond , retort , rejoin , riposte
[2]	satisfy , fulfil , suffice for , meet , suit , serve , fit , fill , conform to , correlate with
[3]	answer back , talk back (to)
[4]	answer for , be accountable/responsible/answerable for , be to blame for , take/undertake responsibility for , sponsor , support , guarantee
[5]	make amends for , atone for , suffer the consequences of
[6]	take/accept the blame for , resolve
[7]	suffice , do

[1]	reply , response , rejoinder , retort , riposte , (Colloq) comeback
[2]	(Law) defence , counter-statement , result , resolution , plea , explanation , solvent , (Technical) declaration , plea , replication , rejoinder , surrejoinder , rebutter/rebuttal , surrebutter/surrebuttal
[3]	solution , explanation