crushing reply

counterblast, giving an answer in such a way that his answer is not possible again

make a blunt reply

refuse point-blank

jaw-breaking

feeling free to answer, speak boldly immediately, reply quickly

fight face to face, fight on equal footing

chick, jowl, Metaphorically: face, gesture

to slap on face, to defeat

to stop speaking, don't let others talk, suppress one's voice

no, never, absolutely not!

to break, disrupt, destroy

(in thuggee) unseasonable rain, considered as a bad omen

gargle, rinse the mouth

filling chicks with air, Metaphorically: filling chicks with anger or frustration, be egoist

breaking and smashing

to fold the page, folding page

a trick in wrestling

cabbage, a dwarf-cabbage

firelock, musket

crisis, critical point or time

reply of reply, reply to an answer, rejoinder