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to assume a tough position
to TAKE A HARD LINE
not able to hear well
HARD OF HEARING
guardar rancor
TO HOLD / TO HAVE A GRUDGE
GRUDGE = a strong feeling of anger and dislike for a person who you feel has treated you badly, especially one that lasts for a long time.
Amanda still has/holds a grudge against me for refusing to lend her that money.
not feeling or being upset
NO HARD FEELINGS
give the matter a lot of thought
THINK LONG AND HARD
difficult to accept
HARD TO SWALLOW
to be a tough negotiator
DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN
noun - an agreement between two or more parties as to what each party will do for the other.
"the extraconstitutional bargain between the northern elite and the southern planters"
not having much money
HARD UP
to be in a very difficult situation and to have to make a hard decision
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
pretend that you're less interested in someone than you really are as a way of making them more interested in you, especially at the start of a romantic relationship
PLAY HARD TO GET
make things difficult or unpleasant for someone or to criticize them a lot
GIVE SOMEONE A HARD TIME
Her kids always give her a hard time when she takes them shopping.