1、settle

解決，結束(爭端、糾紛)

They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation.

他們同意通過談判來努力解決糾紛。

Both sides are looking for ways to settle their differences.

雙方都在尋求消除分歧的方法。

庭外和解

In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution.

為了爭取庭外和解，莫爾肯同意賠款。

She got much less than she would have done if she had settled out of court.

如果她同意庭外和解的話，得到的肯定會更多。

付清(欠款);結算(賬單);結(賬)

I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine.

我為我的咖啡和他的兩杯葡萄酒付了賬。

They settled with Colin at the end of the evening.

晚上聚會結束的時候他們和科林結清了賬。

2、negotiate

談判;協商;洽談

It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the democrats.

還不清楚總統是否愿意和民主人士洽談。

When you have two adversaries negotiating, you need to be on neutral territory.

讓敵對雙方坐下來談判時，你得保持中立。

順利通過;成功越過

Frank Mariano negotiates the desert terrain in his battered pickup.

弗蘭克·馬里亞諾駕駛他那輛破爛不堪的皮卡車成功穿越了沙漠地帶。

I negotiated the corner on my motorbike and pulled to a stop.

我騎摩托車順利通過拐角，然后停了下來。