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part of speech
meaning
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word
part of speech
cordially
verb/noun
demands
adv
deadlock
noun
dispute
noun
dominate
verb
entitled
adj
flexible
adj
haggling
verb
hostility
noun
high-ball
verb
impulse
noun
indecisive
adj
leverage
noun
log-rolling
noun
low-ball
verb
mislead
verb
mutual
adj
meaning
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talking.
In the past I have had little respect for
that client, but today she spoke
politely
cordially and listened to my point of
view.
needs/expectations that one side
They had some last minute demands
believes it deserves
that were entirely unrealistic.
When the discussions came to a
point where neither party will give in deadlock we wrote up a letter of intent
to continue the negotiations next week.
I was hoping to avoid discussing last
argument/conflict
year's dispute, but Monica is still
holding a grudge.
have the most control/stronger
Max has such a loud voice, he tends to
presence
dominate the conversations.
My contract says that I am entitled to
be deserving of
full benefits after six months of
employment.
We have always been flexible in terms
open/willing to change
of your working hours.
arguing back and forth (often about We've been haggling over this issue for
prices)
too long now.
I want you to know that we don't have
long-term anger towards another
any hostility towards your company
despite last year's mixup.
I'm planning to high-ball my
make a request that is much higher
expectations when I open the
than you expect to receive
discussion.
quick decision without thought or
I acted on impulse when I signed that
time
six-month contract.
They were so indecisive we finally
has difficulty choosing/making a
asked them to take a break and come
decision
back next week.
(bargaining power) something that We have a little bit of leverage because
gives one party a greater chance at we are the only stationary company in
succeeding over another
town.
After a bit of log-rolling we came to an
trading one favour for another
agreement that pleased both of us.
I was expecting my boss to low-ball in
offer something much lower than
the initial offer, but he proposed a fair
you think the opponent will ask for salary increase.
convince by altering or not telling
the whole truth about something
agreed by both or all
word
part of speech
objective
noun
point of view
noun
pressure
verb
proposal
noun
receptive
adj
resentment
noun
resistance
noun
resolve
verb
tactics
noun
tension
noun
trade-off
noun
ultimatum
noun
unrealistic
adj
victory
noun
yield
verb
meaning
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