| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ask | Request information or action. |
| 2. | Assert | State firmly as true. |
| 3. | Bargain for | Negotiate to obtain. |
| 4. | Beseech | Beg earnestly. |
| 5. | Bid for | Make an offer to obtain. |
| 6. | Call for | Require or request publicly. |
| 7. | Claim | State a right to something. |
| 8. | Clamor for | Demand loudly and persistently. |
| 9. | Command | Give an authoritative order. |
| 10. | Compel | Force someone to act. |
| 11. | Decree | Order officially and formally. |
| 12. | Deliver an ultimatum | Issue a final condition. |
| 13. | Dictate | Lay down authoritatively. |
| 14. | Direct | Instruct someone to do. |
| 15. | Dispatch an order | Send an official instruction. |
| 16. | Drive | Press or force toward action. |
| 17. | Enjoin | Instruct with authority. |
| 18. | Entreat | Ask earnestly and humbly. |
| 19. | Exact | Obtain by force or pressure. |
| 20. | Exhort | Urge strongly. |
| 21. | Expect | Anticipate as due or required. |
| 22. | Extract | Obtain with effort or pressure. |
| 23. | File a claim | Submit a formal request. |
| 24. | Fix as a condition | Make a requirement for agreement. |
| 25. | Force | Compel through power or threats. |
| 26. | Forestall objections | Preempt resistance with insistence. |
| 27. | Garner | Collect or obtain gradually. |
| 28. | Give an order | Issue a directive. |
| 29. | Go after | Pursue to obtain. |
| 30. | Hold out for | Refuse until terms improve. |
| 31. | Importune | Press with persistent requests. |
| 32. | Impose | Force something to be accepted. |
| 33. | Insist | Maintain firmly; not yield. |
| 34. | Instruct | Tell someone what to do. |
| 35. | Invoke a right | Cite entitlement as basis. |
| 36. | Issue a directive | Send an authoritative instruction. |
| 37. | Issue an edict | Publish an official order. |
| 38. | Jawbone | Pressure through persuasion or talk. |
| 39. | Lay claim to | Assert ownership or right. |
| 40. | Lay down the law | State rules authoritatively. |
| 41. | Levy | Impose and collect a charge. |
| 42. | Lobby for | Seek support to obtain. |
| 43. | Make a case for | Argue strongly in favor. |
| 44. | Make a request | Ask formally for something. |
| 45. | Make it a requirement | Set as necessary condition. |
| 46. | Mandate | Require by authority. |
| 47. | Move for | Propose formally, especially in meetings. |
| 48. | Move to require | Propose making something mandatory. |
| 49. | Name your terms | State conditions for agreement. |
| 50. | Need | Require as necessary. |
| 51. | Notify as required | State obligation to comply. |
| 52. | Oblige | Require or force to act. |
| 53. | Obtain | Get or secure. |
| 54. | Order | Command to do something. |
| 55. | Petition | Make a formal written request. |
| 56. | Plead for | Request urgently and emotionally. |
| 57. | Press for | Urge insistently. |
| 58. | Pursue | Seek to achieve or obtain. |
| 59. | Push for | Advocate persistently. |
| 60. | Put in a claim | Assert a right formally. |
| 61. | Put your foot down | Refuse to compromise; insist. |
| 62. | Raise a claim | Assert a right or demand. |
| 63. | Rally for | Mobilize support to obtain. |
| 64. | Request | Ask politely or formally. |
| 65. | Require | Need; make necessary. |
| 66. | Requisition | Officially require and take. |
| 67. | Seek | Try to obtain. |
| 68. | Set a condition | Make a requirement for agreement. |
| 69. | Settle for nothing less | Refuse anything below a standard. |
| 70. | Solicit | Ask for or try to obtain. |
| 71. | Stand firm | Refuse to yield. |
| 72. | Staunchly insist | Insist with unwavering resolve. |
| 73. | Stipulate | Specify as a condition. |
| 74. | Stipulate terms | Set conditions explicitly. |
| 75. | Strong-arm | Coerce with threats or pressure. |
| 76. | Sue for | Seek legally through court. |
| 77. | Summon | Call authoritatively to appear. |
| 78. | Take a hard line | Adopt an uncompromising stance. |
| 79. | Tell | Instruct directly. |
| 80. | Tender an offer | Present terms for acceptance. |
| 81. | Threaten | Warn of harm to compel. |
| 82. | Twist someone’s arm | Persuade or pressure strongly. |
| 83. | Ultimatize | Present as an ultimatum. |
| 84. | Underscore necessity | Emphasize as required. |
| 85. | Uphold a claim | Maintain a stated right. |
| 86. | Urge | Encourage strongly. |
| 87. | Validate a claim | Confirm a stated entitlement. |
| 88. | Vindicate a right | Assert and defend entitlement. |
| 89. | Voice a requirement | State a needed condition. |
| 90. | Vow not to budge | Promise to remain firm. |
| 91. | Wage for | Strive strongly to obtain. |
| 92. | Warrant | Justify as necessary. |
| 93. | Win | Secure through effort or contest. |
| 94. | Work to secure | Act to obtain reliably. |
| 95. | Wrangle for | Argue to obtain. |
| 96. | Wrest | Pull away by force. |
| 97. | X-press | Press urgently for action. |
| 98. | X-ray the terms | Scrutinize conditions closely. |
| 99. | Yearn for | Desire strongly. |
| 100. | Yell for | Shout a request loudly. |
