on the spur of the moment orchestrate dissuade tete-a-tete tough-minded
────────────────────────────── on the spur of the moment, 衝動的に、とっさの思いつきで ────────────────────────────── If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly and without planning it in advance.
ex) He had decided on the spur of the moment to make the journey south to Newcastle.
────────────────────────────── orchestrate, まとめる、おぜん立てする ────────────────────────────── If you say that someone orchestrates an event or situation, you mean that they carefully organize it in a way that will produce the result that they want.
ex) The colonel was able to orchestrate a rebellion from inside an army jail.
────────────────────────────── dissuade, 思いとどまらせる ────────────────────────────── If you dissuade someone from doing or believing something, you persuade them not to do or believe it. [FORMAL]
ex) Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking.
────────────────────────────── tete-a-tete, 差し向かいで行う話し合い ────────────────────────────── [ODE] a private conversation between two people
────────────────────────────── tough-minded, 情におぼれない、意志の強い ────────────────────────────── [ODE} strong-willed and able to face up to reality
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Etiquette of Resigning (1) 7/2-3 2007"
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