Hey guys :) Kseniia here Still reading Never Split the Difference — and today’s phrases hit that perfect balance between power, precision, and emotion. 📌take the sting out (of something) — пом’якшити удар / зменшити гостроту Her calm voice took the sting out of the argument. 📌vituperative — лайливий / злісний / різкий The debate quickly turned vituperative, with both sides shouting personal insults. 📌pony up — розкошелитися / заплатити / скинутися It’s time to pony up and pay the bill. 📌highly finicky — надто вибагливий / прискіпливий The client is highly finicky about design colors. 📌let it sink in — усвідомити / дати дійти When he said we’d lost the deal, it took me a moment to let it sink in.