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Personal Relationships > Sacrifice & Self-Restraint > Sacrifice in Relationships
skip, submit, surrender, adjust, abandon, abdicate, yield, forfeit, do without, accommodate, swallow one's pride, resign oneself, resent, sacrifice, relent, capitulate, help, regret, cave in, give up/in, bite one's tongue, forgo, dispense with, take on, waive, cede, pass up, miss out on, acclimate, see something through, vow, commit to, bail someone out, relinquish
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Talking & Discussion
Talking & Discussion > Asking
Talking & Discussion > Asking > Asking for Help
press, solicit, beg, seek, turn to, invite, petition, lobby, plead, exhort, request, implore, query, appeal to, supplicate, beseech, entreat, call on, ask for (advice/help), apply for, pose (a request), importune
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Talking & Discussion > Asking > Asking Questions
pump, devise, brave, question, submit, present, suggest, put forward (a question), put on the table, pose, survey, risk, hazard, interject, interview, inquire, ask, propose, proffer, put forward, canvass, poll, request, posit, sound out, query, sweet-talk, call on, approach (a sensitive topic), test (the waters), propound
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Talking & Discussion > Asking > Demanding Information
force, press, order, command, pressure, shout, demand, grill, interrogate, cross-examine, give someone the third degree, cross-question, push for, insist (on), enjoin, squeeze (something out of someone)
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Talking & Discussion > Asking > Making Indirect or Unskillful Requests
solicit, question, emphasize, flatter, demand, stipulate, cajole, blurt out, petition, charm, insist, implore, query, coax, grovel, appeal to (someone's fear), cadge, dispense with (formalities)
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Talking & Discussion > Asking > Pestering & Begging
hammer, press, push, solicit, drone, beg, fawn over, badger, pester, whine, hound, dog, play up to, brown-nose, harp, cajole, plead, wheedle, nag, urge, annoy, torment, implore, hassle, beseech, entreat, importune, grovel, curry favor, suck up to
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Talking & Discussion > Discussion
Talking & Discussion > Discussion > Fervent Discussion
bore, probe, repeat, pry, protest, bargain, complicate, ensnare, remind, trigger, claim, insinuate, prevaricate, vex, interrupt, obstruct, misunderstand, deny, oppose, debate, harp, argue, carp, refuse, contradict, throw in, revert, blurt out, misspeak, dissent, counter, counterpose, speak out, allege, place, extrapolate, debunk, assert, urge, reiterate, cross-examine, dredge up, hash out, delve, come to the point, enrage, raise one's voice, edge in, stick to, air (complaints), profess, iterate, cavil, rail against, savage
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Talking & Discussion > Discussion > Interrupting Someone by Talking
insert, break in, waylay, interrupt, intervene, butt in, barge in, shout, yell, interject, add, throw in, blurt out, talk over, cut through, edge in, interpose, chime in, squeeze in, cut in, outshout, interpolate
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Talking & Discussion > Discussion > Quibbling
protest, fall out, interrupt, argue, dicker, dispute, quibble, grumble, grouse, gripe, beef, bicker, squabble, counter, bitch, kvetch, nitpick, find fault with, fault, dredge up, disagree, object to, pick a bone with, split hairs about, pick holes in, cavil at, sound off, quarrel, lock horns, have words, pettifog
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Talking & Discussion > Discussion > Reasonable Discussion
break off, process, imply, weigh in, offer (a perspective), pose, investigate, open, retract, deliberate, work out, facilitate, solve, address, rephrase, dismiss, put forward, allude to, debunk, notify, bring up, come to the point, sequence, broach, interpose
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Talking & Discussion > Discussion > Relaxed Conversation
break off, raise, cue, flash, laugh, answer, indulge, hear, listen, remind, weigh in on, explore, gloss over, brainstorm, smile, inquire, grant, reference, ask, add, schmooze, socialize, stray, throw in, foster, discuss, wander, note, string together, draw parallels, commiserate, hint, sweet-talk, clue, nod (in agreement), chime in, tune out, assume (good intentions), digress, introduce (a newcomer into the conversation), shoot the breeze
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Talking & Discussion > Discussion > Skirting an Issue
duck, evade, gloss over, equivocate, prevaricate, deflect, sidetrack, dance around, sidestep, dodge, skirt, waffle, minimize, dismiss, look away, avert, look down, beat around the bush, refuse (to answer), hint, laugh off, generalize, grow quiet, avoid (a topic/eye contact), hedge, shily-shally
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Talking & Discussion > Dumbing Down
Talking & Discussion > Dumbing Down > Dumbing Down Instructions & Expectations
clip, cut, break down, synopsize, limit, slow, sum up, abbreviate, shorten, prune, simplify, condense, abridge, dumb down, waive, précis
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Talking & Discussion > Dumbing Down > Speaking Without Much Thought
repeat, mock, chatter, disregard, mansplain, reduce, water down, exaggerate, gloss over, oversimplify, deflect, sidestep, limit, miss, gossip, minimize, simplify, diminish, dismiss, overstate, amuse, parrot, blab, blabber, sweet-talk, laugh off, generalize, natter
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Talking & Discussion > Echoing
repeat, regurgitate, mock, mimic, echo, imitate, reproduce, impersonate, copy, quote, piggyback, ape, recount, reiterate, parrot, recite, recap, copycat, do impressions, read aloud, restate
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Talking & Discussion > Emotion Expressed in the Voice
Talking & Discussion > Emotion Expressed in the Voice > Domination & Aggression in the Voice
slam, blast, hammer, assault, order, dictate, scream, dominate, overpower, bark, snarl, threaten, explode, break in, interrupt, cut off, butt in, barge in, disrupt, shout, yell, monopolize, berate, condescend, intimidate, drown out, dismiss, put down, deride, lash out, pounce on, taunt, cut short/off, raise one's voice, snark, snipe, tear down/into, shout down, hijack (the conversation), hector
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Talking & Discussion > Emotion Expressed in the Voice > How Emotions Affect the Sound of the Voice
snap, stammer, stutter, fume, break, whimper, whine, raise (the pitch), sweeten, cry out, moan, dry out, choke (with emotion), crack (with nervousness), rise (in pitch), lower (the pitch), spit out (words), rasp, whinge, drip (with self-pity), rhapsodize
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Talking & Discussion > Emotion Expressed in the Voice > Swearing & Cursing
slam, flip the bird, curse, disrespect, swear, blaspheme, cuss, utter (profanities/obscenities), damn, profane, take the lord's name in vain, flip off
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Talking & Discussion > Emotion Expressed in the Voice > Telling Someone Off
cut the crap, cut it out, knock it off, fuck off, go fuck yourself, fuck yourself, screw you, screw yourself, stop it, go to hell, go screw yourself, grow some balls, sod off, get the fuck out of here, buck up, snap out of it, man up
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Talking & Discussion > Emotion Expressed in the Voice > Using an Insistent Tone
dictate, bark, badger, pester, haggle, command, shout, demand, harp, berate, carp, swear, declare, speak out, nitpick, urge, reiterate, exhort, insist, needle, hassle, lecture, contend, vow, harangue, preach, restate, clamor for, hector
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Talking & Discussion > Hesitation & Pausing
Talking & Discussion > Hesitation & Pausing > Hesitant Speech
choke, falter, hem and haw, hesitate, quaver, blink, waver, delay, balk, dance around, hold back, defer, self-censor, hold out, flag, beat around the bush, wait (to reply), bottle up
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Talking & Discussion > Hesitation & Pausing > Pausing (in Speech)
trail off, taper, hear, listen, take a moment, dangle, blink, close, refrain from, suspend, halt, deflect, pause, breathe, hold out, calm down, cease, wind down, linger, adjourn, wait (to reply), rest one's case, break off to, lapse into silence, stop (talking), divert attention away, postpone (a discussion), shelve (a discussion)
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Talking & Discussion > Holding Forth
crow, dominate, present, scintillate, mansplain, spout, captivate, fascinate, exaggerate, monopolize, hog, entertain, boast, overstate, delight, recount, brag, hold forth, grandstand, amuse, regale, lecture, explain, elucidate, explicate, detail, propound, expound on
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Talking & Discussion > Implication
Talking & Discussion > Implication > Implying & Hinting
cue, motion, sign, signal, show, prompt, imply, suggest, come across, stand for, connote, mark, depict, illustrate, portray, represent, spin, expose, inform, insinuate, demonstrate, designate, signify, specify, reference, characterize, allude to, refer to, mean, indicate, symbolize, exhibit, denote, convey, smack of, reveal, express, intimate, impart, gesture, hint (at), drive at, get at, point to/at, drop hints
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Talking & Discussion > Joking & Teasing
rip, jab, mock, bait, impersonate, tease, exaggerate, compete, play around, harass, ridicule, joke, overstate, titter, torment, razz, goad, clown, make fun of, rub the wrong way, laugh at, fool around, snark, crack jokes, rag on, wisecrack, give someone a hard time, jest, quip, kid, josh, poke fun at, rib, yank someone's chain
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Talking & Discussion > Reminiscing
bring to mind, recall, review, exaggerate, reflect on, perform, interpret, linger, remember, recant, reinterpret, reminisce, call up, recollect, regale (with stories), call to mind, think back on, look back on, cast one's mind back to, swap (stories), relive
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Talking & Discussion > Socializing in General
gather, mix with (people), fraternize, keep company with, spend time with (people), rub shoulders with, go around with (someone), hobnob, hang around, hang out with, converse with, get together with, meet (someone), entertain (people), associate, schmooze, socialize, network, interact, mingle, consort with, rub elbows with
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking
Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Assertion
lead, pounce, show, emphasize, announce, dub, claim, correct, justify, demand, confront, step up, champion, swear, declare, stand up for, stand one's ground, counter, pronounce, overreact, speak out, prove, hold forth, fight for, debunk, assert, advocate for, attest, come forward, come to the point, hammer home, proclaim, affirm, contend, display (certainty), stake one's reputation on something, level with, voice, buck for (equal pay), avow
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Modulation of the Voice
modify, temper, muffle, adjust, modulate (one's voice), slow, moderate, quiet, hush, articulate, intone, vocalize, soften (one's tone), attune, regulate (one's tone), downstep
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Muffling, Mumbling or Covering Over the Voice
smother, impersonate, mask, disguise, soften, mute, tone down, muffle, stifle, silence, mutter, dampen, quiet, mumble, whisper, titter, talk under one's breath, cover (one's mouth), cover over, talk out of the corner of one's mouth, mouth, put one's fist in one's mouth
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Nervous or Trifling Ways of Speaking
stammer, stutter, clack, twitter, jabber, yap, tattle, bumble, gossip, waffle, chat, pooh-pooh, nitpick, dither, yak, babble, prattle, blab, blabber, blather, patter, ramble, natter, choke out, chitchat, tittle-tattle, spread rumors, yatter, yabber, yammer, prate, gabble
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Neutral or Positive Ways of Speaking
broadcast, chant, suggest, emphasize, spout, flatter, advise, interview, assure, chat, praise, declare, pledge, narrate, compliment, eulogize, extol, script, regale, confess, recite, confide, explain, bandy, reminisce, couch, describe, sweet-talk, utter, articulate, quip, soften (one's tone), reel off, bare (one's soul), pique (someone's interest), sweeten (one's tone), expound, remark, understate, rhapsodize
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Vocal Details & Regional Accents
clip, splutter, drone, click, chirp, squeak, chant, accent, broaden (one's vowels), overpronounce, drag out (a vowel), sputter, slur, abbreviate, pronounce, enunciate, articulate, intone, rise (in pitch), drawl, crack (with emotion), roll (one's r's), project (one's voice), lisp, open (one's vowels), close (one's vowels), fall (in pitch), aspirate, soften (one's vowels), harshen (one's vowels), silence (a letter/a syllable)
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Talking & Discussion > Ways of Speaking > Whispering
coo, hiss, hum, sigh, soothe, purr, calm, breathe, whisper, lull, hush, murmur, shush, sweet-talk, croon, quell, talk under one's breath, speak softly, mouth (words)
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Teamwork & Negotiation > Negotiation > Bargaining
tweak, devise, bargain, compromise, arbitrate, haggle, hammer out, exchange, pin down, cater to, incentivize, trade, broker, barter, propose, throw in, stand one's ground, exact, parley, hash out, promise, swap (concessions), thrash out, cut a deal, jockey for, modify (one's original proposal), arrive at (an agreement)
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Teamwork & Negotiation > Negotiation > Clarifying the Parameters of a Negotiation
appraise, define, identify, evaluate, enumerate, confirm, pinpoint, clarify, clear up, explicate, affirm, agree to, spell out, establish (parameters)
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Teamwork & Negotiation > Negotiation > Defending an Idea, Position or Issue
protest, deify, authenticate, claim, verify, deal with, field, justify, substantiate, demonstrate, address, snap back, dispute, glorify, account for, quote, excuse, defend, endorse, counter, idealize, prove, confirm, validate, hold forth, rationalize, reiterate, attest, explain, contend, qualify, restate, back up (one's claim), vouch, bend (the truth), dance around (a sensitive topic), elaborate
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Teamwork & Negotiation > Negotiation > Facing Differences & Issues
inspect, clear, show, expose, explore, inform, untangle, brief, summarize, disclose, debunk, find, uncover, recap, spot (issues), face (differences), seek (an explanation), chip away (at defenses), track (a conversation), distinguish (between), exchange (perceptions)
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Teamwork & Negotiation > Negotiation > Hashing Things Out
insert, challenge, interject, throw in, counter, explain, dredge up, hash out, raise one's voice, edge in, interpose, air (concerns/grievances), defend one's position
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Teamwork & Negotiation > Negotiation > Making Requests in a Respectful Manner
suggest, define, identify, pique, redefine, inquire, consult, appeal, require, propose, soften one's tone, quantify, request, approach (one's adversary)
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Teamwork & Negotiation > Negotiation > Strategizing in a Negotiation
weigh, unlock, reward, ferret, give someone a minute, discern, divulge, admit, assess, tread lightly, self-censor, accommodate, rethink, advise, consult, broker, sum up, advocate, regroup, coax, wait (for the right moment), ration out (information), extend (oneself), back down/off, distinguish (workable ideas from impractical ones)
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Trouble & Complications
Trouble & Complications > Breaking Agreements
ax, scrap, drop, skip, scrub, ditch, desert, hold up, break (plans/treaties), cancel, break off (an engagement), nix, retract, revoke, rescind, welsh, welch, cut short, abort, abandon, call off, abdicate, quit, resign, nullify, void, invalidate, annul, flake, stand someone up, chicken out, back out/down, bail, bail on, disappoint, fuck up
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Trouble & Complications > Cheating
Trouble & Complications > Cheating > Cheating in Games or Gambling
screw, distract, cheat, deceive, trick, dupe, screw over, outsmart, count cards, conceal (cards), double-deal, weight (the dice), mark (a card), past post, hide (cards)
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Trouble & Complications > Cheating > Cheating Someone out of Their Fair Share
screw, cheat, deceive, trick, dupe, screw over, outsmart, double-deal, scam, double-cross, hoodwink, finagle, deprive (of one's share of profits), betray, resort to, con, pressure, charm, twist (facts or information)
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Trouble & Complications > Cheating > Embezzlement, Swindling & Fraud
extract, tap, chisel, milk, filter, cheat, trick, dupe, double-deal, fleece (tourists by overcharging), pad (an account), make off with, rake in, con, use false pretenses, defraud someone of, swindle, profit by, funnel, launder, siphon off, exploit, commandeer, falsify, embezzle, appropriate, misappropriate, violate, manipulate (numbers), cook the books, skim off the top, rip off, help oneself to, pocket, screw (over), line one's pockets, diddle, bribe, commit (fraud), gull, shaft, bilk, rook, receive kickbacks
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Trouble & Complications > Deceiving
Trouble & Complications > Deceiving > Effects of Deception
frame, stun, muddy, cloud, deceive, trick, dupe, scam, double-cross, hoodwink, con, shaft, delude, seduce, beguile, baffle, polarize, divide, backstab, fool, mess with, vex, confuse, cozen, confound, stupefy, befuddle, bamboozle, hornswoggle, sucker, gyp, bewilder, stagger, mystify, nonplus, sabotage, disorient, lose (trust), exact (revenge)
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Trouble & Complications > Deceiving > Lying
lie, fabricate, pretend, belie, embellish, blur, spin, con, falsify, fib, fudge, bluff, twist the truth, hyperbolize, exaggerate, manufacture (an alibi), feign, fake, pad (figures), bend the truth, claim, make up, invent, concoct (a story), libel, slander, peddle (lies/half-truths), defame, misrepresent, tell a white lie, withhold (information), pull the wool over one's eyes
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Trouble & Complications > Deceiving > Ways of Fooling Someone or Obscuring Information
divert, manipulate, play with, maneuver, fabricate, devise, suppress, hide, secrete, evade, conceal, camouflage, simulate, pretend, belie, impersonate, veil, mask, cover up, shroud, disguise, pose, blind, shade, distract, front, spin, trick, double-deal, fudge, bluff, twist the truth, feign, fake, concoct (a story), misrepresent, gloss over, mislead, sham, hustle, jive, bull, warp, pique, obfuscate, twist (information), finesse, muddle, delude, obscure (information), cover over/up, outwit, convince, persuade, whitewash, outfox, masquerade as, flatter, seduce, beguile, distort (facts), insinuate, disseminate (misinformation), propagandize, oversimplify, vilify, equivocate, prevaricate, palter, counterfeit, dissimulate, hoax, machinate, neglect to (inform), exclude (information), omit (information), keep quiet, withhold, fail to (disclose), zip one's lips, keep something to oneself, refuse to disclose, keep secret, dissemble, refrain from, swear to secrecy, gatecrash
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Trouble & Complications > How a Situation Can Confuse Someone
Trouble & Complications > How a Situation Can Confuse Someone > Confusing Someone
complicate, rattle, stun, scramble, imply, obscure, riddle, blur, blind, muddy, distract, cloud, hoodwink, fake, mislead, obfuscate, muddle, baffle, fool, vex, confuse, confound, stupefy, befuddle, bamboozle, bewilder, mystify, nonplus, disorient, blunt (someone's judgment/perception), addle, stump, hide (evidence), fog, miscue, perplex, puzzle, boggle, jumble, misconstrue, discombobulate, contradict oneself, fluster, throw off-kilter
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Trouble & Complications > How a Situation Can Confuse Someone > How a Situation Can Destabilize Someone
blindside, flatten, crush, strip, topple, demolish, wreck, destroy, paralyze, overpower, trap, beat down, drain, ravage, overwhelm, derail, ruin, hurt someone's image, sap, doom, suck out, spoil, tear someone apart, wreak havoc, break someone's will, finish someone off, defeat, cripple, disable, deplete, devastate, overcome, disrespect, go into shock, throw for a loop
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Trouble & Complications > How a Situation Can Confuse Someone > How a Situation Can Take Someone by Surprise
jolt, stun, startle, surprise, trick, baffle, stupefy, befuddle, bamboozle, bewilder, stagger, mystify, nonplus, disorient, overwhelm, stump, perplex, discombobulate, shock, take by surprise, astonish, dumbfound, flummox, astound, unnerve, flabbergast, daze, faze, floor, amaze, alarm, upset, catch off guard, ambush, test (one's assumption), undermine, throw for a loop, throw off-kilter
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Trouble & Complications > How Situations Come Undone
Trouble & Complications > How Situations Come Undone > How Situations Gradually Come Undone
overtake, slip, snarl, follow, occur, disintegrate, fall apart, happen, happen to, take place, transpire, snag, arise, crop up, come undone/loose, backfire, visit upon, skew, devolve, deteriorate, crumble, slide downhill, befall, come about, result, ensue, tumble, lead to, fuck up
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Trouble & Complications > How Situations Come Undone > How Situations Spin out of Control
break down, topple, whirl, rear up, explode, turn, implode, spin out of control, erupt, run amok, plummet, disintegrate, ramp up, come apart, spiral out of control, fuck, fuck up
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Trouble & Complications > Interference
Trouble & Complications > Interference > Disrupting
strike, divert, expel, rock, topple, dismantle, unseat, black out, foil, disperse, resort to, sabotage, tamper, cancel, revoke, abort, call off, hamper, restrict, filibuster, waylay, halt, stop, tip over, trip up, thwart, undo, disturb, impose, hinder, impede, derail, interrupt, intercept, delay, deter, throw off course, redirect, deflect, inundate
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Trouble & Complications > Interference > Encumbering
squash, cramp, constrain, strangle, press, crush, load, worry, complicate, restrain, saddle, strain, curb, put at risk, burden, bog down, tie up/down, hamper, flood with (duties), mire, clog, pressure, encumber, entangle, restrict, suspend, inconvenience, hold back/down, weigh down, overload, tax, overwhelm, stress, trouble, throttle
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Trouble & Complications > Interference > Interfering
yank, choke, dislodge, bar, suppress, interfere, hitch, overpower, curb, rend, foil, eclipse, check, block, resort to, sabotage, hijack, intrude, pressure, thwart, hinder, impede, derail, intercept, inundate, cross, cut off, squelch, impair, prohibit, prevent, forestall, alert (authorities), impinge on/upon, dissuade, throttle, censor, stifle, control (someone's actions), obstruct, deprive, intervene, inhibit, countermand, meddle, butt in, barge in, interject
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Trouble & Complications > Interference > Sidetracking
wrest, divert, manipulate, distract, break in, interrupt, delay, deter, redirect, deflect, meddle, butt in, barge in, lure, draw away, sidetrack, discourage, detour, shunt (an issue to the side), disrupt, sway, deviate
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Trouble & Complications > Maintaining a Low Profile
skedaddle, camouflage, accent, disguise, disappear, feign, skip town, lie low, maintain a low profile, hide out, take cover, keep out of sight, hole up, conceal oneself, create a false identity, flee, go underground, duck out/under, gatecrash
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Trouble & Complications > Plotting or Conspiring
Trouble & Complications > Plotting or Conspiring > Casting a Spell on Someone
lob (curses), send out (a spell), scheme, hex, cast a spell on, put a spell on, stick (needles in a voodoo doll), plan (the demise of someone), practice (black magic), curse, bewitch
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Trouble & Complications > Plotting or Conspiring > Colluding & Conspiring
team up, rig, bait, set (a trap), coordinate, plot, draw up (a plan), hatch (an idea), scheme, conspire, connive, brainstorm, orchestrate, collaborate, collude, aid and abet, plan (a conspiracy), contrive, be in cahoots, mastermind, target, funnel (money)
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Trouble & Complications > Plotting or Conspiring > Scheming & Bribing
maneuver, rig, devise, fix, strategize, bait, set (a trap), set someone up, plot, scam, con, bribe, draw up (a plan), hatch (an idea), scheme, conspire, connive, orchestrate, contrive, target, arrange (a scheme), concoct, engineer (a scheme), cook up (a scheme), plan, entrap, pay off, buy off, suborn
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Trouble & Complications > Plotting or Conspiring > Sneaking Around
duck, pry, hide, slink, crawl, hunt, skulk, lurk, prowl, stake out, stalk, scout, investigate, spy, shadow, sneak, snoop, lie (low/in wait), creep around, tap (a telephone), search out, nose around, poke around, tiptoe, rummage around, sidle, eavesdrop, overhear, dig around, gatecrash, sneak in
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations
Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Becoming Enmeshed
trap, snare, ensnare, bog down, mire, entangle, mix up, demand, encompass, enmesh, involve, catch up, ensnarl, embroil, over-involve
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Blundering
mishandle, fumble, flounder, falter, wreck, flop, tangle, fluff, trip up, jumble, spoil, mess up, screw up, bumble, blunder, fail, mix up, mangle (a mission), botch, bungle, bollix, fail to, blow it, make a hash of, waste, mismanage, flub, fuck up
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Feeling or Appearing Confused
flounder, freeze, stumble, guess, misread, drift, stagger, reel, doubt, miss (cues/the point), lose (one's bearings), lose sight of, bumble, misunderstand, misjudge, cross (signals), misplace (one's belongings), appear (baffled), blurt, vacillate
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Impulsiveness
screech, shoot, discharge, flash, leap, dart, run, bound, burst, explode, take off, flee, jump into, jump ship, storm off/out, hurl (insults/rocks), charge into (the fray), shout, yell, dash, hurry, speed, rush, blunder, dive into, fly into a rage, slam (one's brakes)
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Losing Control
grasp, thrash, freeze, scramble, stumble, spin, stagger, nonplus, spin out of control, tumble, reel, fly into a rage, tear around, lose control, dance around, fall, frazzle, toss and turn, knot up
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Obstinacy
fend off, bear down, block, withhold, refuse to, balk, throw a temper tantrum, reject, deny, hold off/at bay, eschew, spurn, shut off/down, defend oneself, close off, stop one's ears, plant one's feet, draw a line in the sand
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Overreacting
jar, cramp, crush, crimp, bar, challenge, unleash, bear down, threaten, explode, ignite, polarize, subvert, undermine, spin out of control, erupt, refuse to, fly off the handle, twist (someone's meaning), pin (blame), demoralize, violate (standards of conduct), ban, forbid, oppose, combat, lose perspective, lose (the confidence of others), blow something out of proportion
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Trouble & Complications > Reactions to Complicated Situations > Reaching an Impasse
crash, stand, freeze, break down, flop, reach an impasse, stall, pause, agree to disagree, opt out, stalemate, deadlock, back (away/down), yield, forfeit, succumb, admit, come to a halt, stand down, fizzle, flatline, hit a roadblock, fail, flame out
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Trouble & Complications > Risking
blindside, manipulate, rig, devise, fix, compromise, threaten, speculate, expose, finagle, resort to, bribe, bluff, hustle, counterfeit, concoct, endanger, risk, put at risk, gamble, imperil, hazard, chance, bet, jeopardize, tamper, forge (papers), deal, fence, dare, play off/with, buck the odds, venture, wager, attempt, subvert, flout, ambuscade
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Trouble & Complications > Ruining a Situation
blindside, wreck, destroy, paralyze, scuttle, resort to, endanger, ruin, doom, spoil, wreak havoc, frustrate, dash (plans/hopes), mess up, stymie, incapacitate, cast a pall, screw up, damage, swamp, snarl up, make difficult, destabilize, put the kibosh on, break up, curtail, bust something up, overreact, fuck up
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Trouble & Complications > Snitching
frame, name, identify, double-deal, double-cross, snitch, inform, sell out, tip off, tattle, hand over, ditch, desert, back out, set up, turn in/on/against, rat on/out, implicate, spill the beans, tell on, let the cat out of the bag, reveal (information), disclose (a hideout), divulge
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Trouble & Complications > Stealing
Trouble & Complications > Stealing > Breaking in or Snatching
seize, grab, force, snatch, swipe, jimmy, rake, unlock, strip, snap up, nab, mug, strip (of possessions), pickpocket, pick a lock, break in, tear (off), burgle, burglarize, intrude, prize open, break and enter, pick (a lock), shoulder
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Trouble & Complications > Stealing > Forgery & Counterfeiting
replicate, forge, imitate, reproduce, simulate, alter, falsify, fake, counterfeit, pirate, pass off as, copy, mock up, doctor, tamper with, present as
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Trouble & Complications > Stealing > Stealing, Robbery & Shoplifting
nick, swipe, pinch, roll, rake, lift, skim, trash, siphon, snap up, steal, carjack, make off with, funnel, commandeer, appropriate, violate, rip off, thieve, case, filch, nab, poach, fence (stolen goods), rob, loot, mug, slip away/off, run off with (stolen goods), hold up, raid, rout, strip (of possessions), pillage, ravage, pocket (stolen merchandise), pirate, abscond, shoplift, usurp, rifle, spirit away, hijack, skyjack, plunder, ransack, pilfer, pickpocket, purloin, despoil, demand (money), commit larceny, gank, hold up (at gunpoint), run contraband
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Trouble & Complications > Stealing > Violating Patents, Copyrights or Trademarks
disregard, appropriate, misappropriate, violate, rip off, pirate, hijack, copy, co-opt, plagiarize, infringe (patent/trademark), torrent, fileshare, download, copy and share (files), alias, steal (intellectual property)
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges
Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Assessing a Situation
analyze, weigh, appraise, sense, listen, examine, observe, check, discern, focus, review, sort out, think through/about, sift through, piece together (a coherent story), rule out, mull over, turn something over in one's mind, assess, locate, fact-check, verify, redefine, intuit, decipher, deliberate, separate (fact from fiction), step back, consider, contemplate, evaluate, explore (accounts), ponder, play out, chew on/over, reflect on, take stock of
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Centering Oneself & Regaining Composure
embrace, compose oneself, swallow, adapt, surrender, deal, abandon, redirect, breathe, take a deep breath, manage (one's emotions), center oneself, quiet oneself, reframe, resign oneself to, accept, work with, relinquish (control), reconcile oneself to, come to terms with, identify (one's feelings), practice, make the best of, give up, exchange, step aside/outside, clear one's head, calm (oneself/others), recover one's composure, pull oneself together, get a grip
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Contending With Misfortune
struggle, grapple, handle, hunker down, bear, face, hold up, come to terms with, cope, deal with, wing it, hold out/on, do without, pull together/through, plug away, play to a strength, muddle through, contend with, juggle, carry on, endure, settle for/down, persevere, persist, manage, live through, tolerate, shake oneself out of, retrieve, seek (answers/help), come to grips with, ration out (resources), rein in (spending), encounter (opposition), lean on, pay out/off, extricate (oneself from a drama)
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Deflection
brush aside, turn away/aside, contain, hide, slink, curb, evade, block, disappear, bluff, finesse, keep quiet, step back, avert (one's eyes), lower (one's eyes), skirt (a topic), excuse oneself, divert (attention), deflect (attention), blunt (one's affect), avoid (attracting anger), ward off, parry, field, hold back, hold in (one's urge to retort), accede, comply, stand down/back, tread lightly, sit still, conform, sidestep, table, defer, dodge, modulate (one's voice), sublimate, self-censor, accommodate, restrain oneself, protect oneself (in a shroud of silence), submit to, stave off
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Disentangling Oneself
retreat, disappear, decompress, quiet oneself, excuse oneself, bow out, slink back, back up/off, untangle, disentangle, unknot, extricate oneself, remove oneself, disengage, unsnarl, control (one's level of engagement), simmer down, cool down, chill (out), take a chill pill, hang loose, stay loose, untwist, sequester, remain silent, withdraw, detach
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Restraining Oneself
clench, clip, strangle, suffocate, bind, suppress, tether, trap, swaddle, buckle, cinch, tie up/down, restrict, weigh down, censor, stifle, inhibit, sublimate, gag, pin down, shut up/in, hold down, hold in/back/down, silence, limit, abstain, trammel (as though trapped in a net), repress, swallow (an expletive), swallow one's tongue, bite (the bullet), smother (an impulse to fight back), open and close one's mouth
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Solving Challenges
Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Solving Challenges > Intervening as a Means of Solving Something
pull apart, separate, drag, intrude, interrupt, intercept, intervene, intercede, involve oneself, step up/forward, interpose oneself, interject, come between, step in/between, put an end to, forestall (a fight)
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Solving Challenges > Mechanical or Material Solutions
tinker, repair, replace, devise, overhaul, fix, refit, piece together, improvise, adjust, patch, invent, concoct, salvage, correct, rig up, rejigger, fiddle, cobble together, remove (an obstruction), maintain, service, rebuild, mend, mess around with, restore, refurbish, recondition
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Solving Challenges > Thinking Through a Solution to a Situation
figure out, mold, fix, rescue, strategize, guess, modify, alter, anticipate, redo, piece together, invent, finesse, persuade, concoct, juggle, puzzle out, work out, get to the bottom of, come up with, put (heads together), hit upon (a solution), turn (something around), turn to, think something through, rethink, figure in, debate, reason, salvage, correct, extemporize, justify, hatch (a plan), substantiate, predict (outcomes), foresee (potential consequences), calculate, shape (a plan), straighten out, comb through
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Trouble & Complications > Strategies for Coping With Challenges > Tolerating Unpleasantness
handle, stand, suffer, strain, shoulder, accept, carry on, endure, live through, tolerate, restrain oneself, abide, hold one's tongue, hold out/up/on, smile, grin and bear, buck up, refuse to (give up), exercise (restraint), soldier, take, grin and bear it, suck it up, swallow one's pride, let go, resign oneself, rise (to the occasion), put up with, prove (one's mettle), withstand, survive, manage to, carry on/out, fortify oneself (for the long haul), stomach, reconcile, swallow (a bitter pill), wait (for something to pass), man up, exercise restraint
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