Anchor: Listen as he would, Tommy could only catch a word here and there; but the gist of it seemed to be some directions or orders which the big man was impressing on his companion, and with which the latter seemed from time to time to disagree.
Entailed: The man heard the other giving orders and bossing someone around.
Contradiction: The woman shut down the conversation quickly.
Contradiction: Management never issues any reviews at any level.
Contradiction: There are three allowance pools.
Contradiction: It was full.
Contradiction: the dog is in the forest