Complete the sentences with the words from the box

real interest · delay in replying · deduce · gut feeling · clue · out-of-office reply · read the room · tyre-kicker · rule out · sound interested · sound hesitant

• Our client in Boston sent a three-day ____ before answering our email.
• When I wrote to him in London, I received an automatic ____ .
• During the call from Chicago, she started to ____ very interested.
• He began to ____ hesitant when I asked about his company budget.
• A good account manager always knows how to ____ the room.
• My ____ feeling tells me this deal in Seattle will close soon.
• We found another ____ about their purchasing habits in Manchester.
• From their silence, we can ____ that they are shopping around.
• We need to ____ out the smaller vendors in Dallas.
• The prospect in Miami showed ____ interest by asking for a demo.
• That person is just a ____ wasting our valuable sales time.

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