noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ subtle
▪ legitimate
▪
Some players see injuring their opponent as a legitimate ~.
▪ devious , dubious , stealth , underhand
▪ extreme , scare , shock , terror
▪ guerrilla , militant , revolutionary , violent
▪ aggressive , bully-boy ( BrE ), bullying , hardball ( AmE ), heavy-handed , strong-arm
▪ non-violent , softly-softly
▪ intimidation , psychological
▪ interrogation
▪ smear
▪ avoidance , delaying , diversionary , spoiling , stalling
▪
Children are adept at delaying ~s.
▪ negative , time-wasting
▪
The coach was criticized for his negative ~s.
▪ short-term
▪ campaigning , marketing , negotiating , promotional , sales
▪ military , naval , parliamentary , police , political
VERB + TACTIC
▪ decide on , discuss , plan , talk (about) , work out
▪
She decided on a stalling ~.
▪ adopt , apply , deploy , employ , try , use
▪
the temptation to use underhand ~s
▪
They were desperate enough to try shock ~s.
▪ resort to , stoop to
▪
I refuse to stoop to such bullying ~s.
▪ change , rethink , shift , switch
▪
They would do well to switch ~s.
▪ demand , require
▪
Longer races demand different ~s.
TACTIC + VERB
▪ pay off , succeed , work
▪
His strong-arm ~s paid off.
▪ backfire , fail
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
Teachers learn ~s for dealing with aggressive children.
PHRASES
▪ a variety of ~s
▪
We use a variety of ~s to make learning fun.