liability, responsibility

be held responsible, account for, contest a claim

exonerate, no longer hold responsible

be in constant attendance

non-appearance

joining report

absence

feeling free to answer, speak boldly immediately, reply quickly

arms and ammunition

disregard

crushing reply

make a crushing reply or rejoinder, to silence

make a blunt reply

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

fitting reply, biting retort

answer that shows displeasure or arrogance

evasive or inapt reply

cross purposes and crooked answers, inapt reply, evasive reply

refuse point-blank

to be bent on fighting

to approach the hour of death

dismiss from a job, sack, fire

God will tell him

answerable, responsible, accountable, respondent, defendant