retort, refuge, opine, for life

“'Violence' came the retort, 'is the last refuge of the incompetent.'”
--from FOUNDATION (1951) by Isaac Asimov

The unidentified bus driver opined that "Michael Jackson should have been in jail long ago," prompting Kiernan, 60, to retort that "the world just lost a great musical talent," the police report said.
身分不明的公車駕駛出言說︰「麥可傑克森早該坐牢」，60歲的基爾南立即回嘴︰「這個世界剛喪失一名偉大的音樂才子」，警方報告說。

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Taiwan ex-leader jailed for life

 - [ 翻譯此頁 ]11 Sep 2009 ... Taiwan's former President Chen Shui-bian is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on corruption charges.


for dear life

1. Desperately or urgently: I ran for dear life when I saw the tiger.

for life

1. Till the end of one's life.

for the life of (one)

1. Though trying hard: For the life of me I couldn't remember his name.

opine
v., o·pined, o·pin·ing, o·pines. v.tr.
To state as an opinion.
v.intr.
To express an opinion: opined on the defendant's testimony.

[Middle English opinen, from Old French opiner, from Latin opīnārī, to suppose.]

retort ：動詞，反駁、反擊、頂嘴。retort blow for blow（一拳還一拳；一報還一報。）