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In-positive / Confidence url

After someone else buys the house they wanted

  1. Something better will come along.
  2. I could see that coming from a mile away.
  3. There’s plenty of fish in the sea.
  4. I’m confident that it’ll work out for the best in the end.
  5. There’s more where that came from.
  6. Experiences like this make us stronger.
  7. We’ll keep our eyes peeled for the next opportunity that comes our way.
  8. It was bound to happen sooner or later.

After someone else buys the house they wanted

In-positive / Confidence
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Flexible

  1. It’s best just to roll with it punches.
  2. Now let’s switch gears.
  3. Don’t get bogged down.
  4. That’s the way to learn how to do things like that.
  5. You’re as young as you feel.
  6. Pick up where you left off.
  7. Variety is the spice of life.
  8. When in Rome, do as the Roman’s do.
  9. Give it another shot.
  10. What have you got to lose?
  11. Let's play it by ear.

Flexible

Out-neutral / Advice
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

Let’s work things out-2

  1. May I offer a suggestion?
  2. One hand washes the other.
  3. That’s why we’re here.
  4. What do we have to lose?
  5. One for all and all for one.
  6. I’m saying this for your ears and your ears only, and I hope it doesn’t go beyond the two of us: mum’s the word.
  7. No strings attached.
  8. It’s a two way street.
  9. That’s no big deal.
  10. You know very well that I take this very seriously and that I can be trusted to keep under wraps what you just told me in confidence.
  11. It will all sink in eventually, when this is all behind us.
  12. We can work it out.

Let’s work things out-2

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Patience-1

  1. You’ve got to just let it pass.
  2. Give it time.
  3. I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you.
  4. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
  5. It’s never too late.
  6. Don’t jump the gun.
  7. Things come to those who wait.
  8. Don’t jump to any conclusions.
  9. My advice is to stay under the radar.

Patience-1

Out-neutral / Advice
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Out-positive / Friendship url

Compliment-1

  1. You’re as sweet as pie.
  2. I like your style.
  3. You are wonderful.
  4. It really suits you.
  5. You look like a million bucks.
  6. You’ve got it all.
  7. You’re as beautiful as ever!
  8. You’re unforgettable.
  9. You’re one in a million.
  10. Your smile is a mile wide.
  11. You have a heart of gold.
  12. You’re too good to be true.
  13. You look great.

Compliment-1

Out-positive / Friendship
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Out-positive / Thanks url

General thanks

  1. That was real sweet of you.
  2. You’re a life saver.
  3. I’m touched by your concern.
  4. Thank you for the kind words.
  5. I owe you one.
  6. Let me make it up to you.
  7. Thank you for your patience.
  8. I appreciate the suggestion.
  9. One good turn deserves another.
  10. Thanks for letting me know.
  11. I owe you a great deal.
  12. You’re always there when I need a friend.
  13. I couldn’t have done it without you.
  14. That’s nice of you to say that.
  15. I just may take you up on that.
  16. Don’t think for one minute that I wouldn’t do the same for you.
  17. It’s the thought that counts.
  18. I would be delighted to accept your generous offer.
  19. Thanks for giving me the red carpet treatment.
  20. I feel like this is my home away from home.
  21. I was as hungry as a bear, and I really appreciate the delicious meal.
  22. Thanks for the warning.
  23. What you did was incredibly helpful.
  24. Thank you for the useful tip.

General thanks

Out-positive / Thanks
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In-positive / Confidence url

Looking for something

  1. Something will turn up.
  2. We’re on the right track.
  3. It was exactly where I thought it would be.
  4. Something’s going to turn up.
  5. If we’re patient and methodical, I’m sure this will have a happy ending.

Looking for something

In-positive / Confidence
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Improve

  1. Promise to do better.
  2. It should teach you a lesson.
  3. Act your age.
  4. Make a clean break with the past, with your old way of doing things.
  5. Act like a human being.
  6. Do what you do, but do it well.
  7. Don’t be such a nerd.
  8. Practice makes perfect.
  9. Stop playing around.
  10. Stop feeling sorry for yourself.
  11. Shape up or ship out.

Improve

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-negative / Doubt url

A skeptical Investor questioning an entrepreneur about startup

  1. When you get right down to it, it seems that there’s more going on than meets the eye.
  2. How can you be so sure of that?
  3. That raises yet another question.
  4. That’s the 64,000 dollar question.
  5. If you re-examine the whole situation, you’ll find that’s not the case at all.
  6. There’s more to it than meets the eye.
  7. You don’t have a shred of evidence.
  8. You don’t know what you’re saying.
  9. You never know how it’s going to turn out.
  10. I have no idea what you’re talking about.
  11. It leaves a lot to be desired.
  12. What you are describing sounds like a pipe-dream.
  13. What are you trying to accomplish?
  14. After what you’ve told me, I’m more skeptical than ever.
  15. That’s just the other side of the same coin.
  16. The bottom line is that, as far as I'm concerned, when it comes to knowing if it's a good decision or not, the jury is still out.
  17. You can take it any way you like.

A skeptical Investor questioning an entrepreneur about startup

In-negative / Doubt
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Out-positive / Encouragement url

To a friend who is working very hard at a new job

  1. You’ll get your reward in the long run.
  2. Of course it’s above and beyond the call of duty.
  3. It’s very sorely needed, and I’m sure they’ll appreciate it.
  4. It’s for a worthy cause.
  5. When you look back on it, you’ll see that it was all worth it.
  6. It’s not as if you have much of a say in the matter.
  7. That’s a good choice.
  8. That’s a wise decision.
  9. How’s it coming?
  10. You’re a good man.
  11. Do whatever you feel you have to do, whatever you feel is necessary in the situation.

To a friend who is working very hard at a new job

Out-positive / Encouragement
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In-negative / Disappointment url

Dropping out of Law School

  1. I didn’t accomplish as much as I thought I would.
  2. So far I haven’t seen much progress.
  3. I’m batting zero.
  4. It’s nobody’s fault but my own.
  5. It’s not going anywhere, so why continue?
  6. I’m dropping out before it gets any worse.
  7. With my track record, I don’t think I have much of a choice.
  8. I’m a bit disappointed in my performance.
  9. I fully expected that I could have done better than I did.
  10. I just wasn’t good enough.
  11. It was just beyond my reach.
  12. It’s been an unmitigated disaster.

Dropping out of Law School

In-negative / Disappointment
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Choosing where to put your investment money

  1. Only time will tell.
  2. You do what you have to.
  3. There’s something to be said for it.
  4. This is a good as time as any.
  5. We’ll worry about that when the time comes.
  6. Things will come to those who wait.
  7. It works both ways.
  8. That’s what it’s all about.
  9. It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other.
  10. I have half a mind to do just that.
  11. I’m biding my time.
  12. Thing’s stand as they are.
  13. It doesn’t make sense to do it any other way.

Choosing where to put your investment money

In-neutral / Acceptance