dismiss from a job, sack, fire

to approach the hour of death

lose one's courage

say yes or no, give categorical reply, give clear answer

God will tell him

renounce a relation

make a blunt reply

feeling free to answer, speak boldly immediately, reply quickly

disregard

make a crushing reply or rejoinder, to silence

answer, reply, refuse, dismiss, talk insolently

a quick refusal is better than being kept waiting

to be bent on fighting

refuse point-blank