Those things […] about which he was wont to have long parleyings and disputings with his own conscience — employing carnal reason to invent arguments and pleas of excuse — he now sticks at no longer […]
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Parleying
Synonyms for "parleying" (13 found)
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Noun(6 words)
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10 entriescommunicationcommunication oriented descriptorconferdialogueinteractionnegotiatenegotiationnegotiation related attributeprocesstalk
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10 entriesarmistice talksconferdiplomatic parleyingdiscuss termshigh level talksinformal parleyingnegotiate termsopening talkspeace talkspreliminary talks
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17 entriesarmistice talksceasefire negotiationsconduct parleyingdiplomatic talksengage in parleyinghigh level talkshold a parleyparley with enemyparley with opponentsparleying initiativeparleying negotiationsparleying sessionparleying termsparleying with adversariesparleying with authoritiespeace talks
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He and Colonel Rotton, who was also Chairman for a period, could generally make the lads on arrival understand them without much parleying.
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