Answer and Handle

Answer

Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.

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Handle and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Handle" instead a verb "Answer".

Handle verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.

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Answer and handle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a verb "Handle".

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

long	long answer	long handle
better	better answer	better handle
short	short answer	short handle
straight	straight answer	straight handle
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, big, possible, longer.

problem	answer problem	handle problem
number	answer number	handle number
death	answer death	handle death
time	answer time	handle time
Other words: way, money, threat, feelings, problems.

When one recruit asks what they are being told, the answer is "the truth, but only as much as they can handle".

Source: Lies to Children
In the short miniseries, Freako Asylum, the two protagonists go to "The Twisted Machine Of Science" to answer their questions on how to handle the situation.

Source: Powered by a Forsaken Child
Hakaze's answer is that he's the only guy who can handle her, and that she isn't going to give up on him.

Source: Manga / Zetsuen no Tempest

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