Answer
Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.
Beg
Beg verb - To make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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However, I shall answer your questions unless I have a very good reason not to, in which case I beg you'll forgive me.
Source: Because I Said So -
His answer: "It's impossible to clap with only one hand." Even Evil Has Standards: The Tuesday In Texas pay-per-view event where Jake Roberts slaps Miss Elizabeth across the face (after forcing her to beg for Randy Savage's safety).
Source: Wrestling / Bobby Heenan - Perhaps Bob now has (or gave someone) a dead relative, or maybe they just think their quest has come to an end (though their opponents probably would beg to differ.) They may have simply met the one person who could convince him that murder is not always the answer.
Source: I Will Fight No More Forever
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