As one man,

To a man | to the last man: they said yes to a man, they were all destroyed to the
last man.
As one: we spoke as one on this matter.
with one accord, all together, in unison,
With one voice: opposition parties speak with one voice on this issue.
In chorus: SYNONYM in unison
Thank you, they said in chorus.
One the same page: we're one the same page when it comes to benefits. See:
matching: wavelength, see eye to eye.
Sing from the same hymn/ song page, on the same page, see eye to eye, March
lockstep
Unanimous: a unanimous decision/ vote/ support/ verdict/ agreement, she was the
unanimous choice of the selection committee. see: murmur/ tacit agreement.
United: we need a more united team, they were united in their opposition to the
plan, we need to present a united front.
Unity X disunity: the unity of purpose, the European unity, a plea for unity within
the party.
Oneness: a sense of oneness within the nature, the oneness of God.
Unanimity: we won't all agree but we need a level of unanimity, there's no
unanimity among the medical profession about this.
Universal: there's almost a universal agreement on this issue, universal suffrage,
such problems are a universal feature of old age.
Fix= set: has the date of the next meeting been fixed ? Their prices are fixed,
they fixed the rent at 56$ a week. See: Synch: appoint.
See: decision: Be of one/ the same mind about sth,
Shoulder to shoulder with sb. See: same page, eye to eye
Consensual(1/2): a consensual approach/ sex.
Consensus: there's a growing consensus of opinion on this issue, there now exists a
broad political consensus in favor of the reforms, she's good at achieving
consensus on this issue, attempt to reach consensus, political consensus, there
seems to be a consensus that the plan will be rejected, there's a general consensus
among teachers on the need for more security.
Consent(2,n): by common consent they chose her, they didn't go by mutual consent.
Agree(2): are we all agreed on this? It was agreed that we should hold another
meeting.

Intermediary: financial institutions act as intermediary between the lenders and

borrowers, all the negotiations have been so far conducted through an intermediary,
to play an intermediary role.
= mediator, go-between.
Middleman= intermediary= go between: to act as a middleman in the talks between the
two companies.
Mediator
Moderator
Conciliator
Conciliatory: conciliatory gesture/ tone/ approach/ move. see: propitiatory
offering.
Mediate: the Secretary General was asked to mediate in the dispute, to mediate a
dispute/ differences/ problems, an independent body was called to mediate between
the staff and the management.
Arbitrate: to arbitrate in a dispute, a committee was created to arbitrate between
the union and the management.
Mediate(2)= negotiate: they managed to mediate a settlement.
Arbitration: both sides agree to go to arbitration, the union wanted the question
to be referred to arbitration.
Liaise(2): his job was to liaise between the teachers and students.
Interlocutor,
Intercede= intervene: they interceded with the authorities on behalf of the
detainees, the intercession of the priest. .
Linkman
Referee(3): to act as a referee between the the parties.
Honest broker.
Arbitrator
Third party: a skilled and sympathetic third party is of great help when marriage
conflicts get out of hand.
Bang your heads together.
Fence mending.
Parley(n)
Parley(v): to parley with sb
Peacekeeper: she's the peacekeeper in the family.
Peacekeeping: peacekeeping force/ mission/ troops/ operations.
Peacemaker.

Bargain= negotiate: he said he wasn't prepared to bargain, in the market dealers

were bargaining with the growers over/ about/ for the price of coffee.
Dicker= bargain: to dicker with sb over sth.
Haggle: we spent a long time haggling with the authorities over our visas, I left
him in the market haggling over the price of a shirt.
Horse trading. See: affect: #persuade.
Drive/ strike a hard bargain.

Cooling off period.

Middle ground: the negotiations have failed so far to establish any middle ground,
the ballet company occupies now a middle ground between classical ballet and modern
ballet. See: halfway house.
Meet sb halfway: if he was prepared to apologize the least she could do is to meet
him halfway and accept some of the blame.
Split the difference

Negotiate: the government won't negotiate with terrorists, we've been negotiating
for more pay/ about payment, a strong negotiating position.
Negotiating table: we want to being back all the parties to the negotiating table.
Peace process.
Settle: to settle a dispute/ argument/ matter, it's time to settle difference with
your father, let's settle this thing, the company has agreed to settle out of
court.
Settlement(1): to negotiate a peace settlement, the management and the unions have
agreed on a settlement over the payment, out of the court settlement.
Settlement(2): a settlement of a dispute.
Accommodation(3): they were forced to reach an accommodation with the rebels, both
countries should be persuaded to work towards some sort of mutual accommodation.
Arrangement(3): we can come to an arrangement over the price, an arrangement
between the schools and the parents, a prior arrangement with the bank to cash the
cheque, they had an arrangement that the children would spent a week with each
parent.
Compromise : after lengthy talks we reached a compromise, in any relationship
you've to make compromises, a compromise agreement/ solution / candidate.

Balancing act: The UN must perform a delicate balancing act between the different
sides in the conflict. see: be all things to all men.
Compromise(v): neither of the tow sides are prepared to compromise, finally the
judges compromised on the pianist, they were unwilling to compromise with the
terrorists.
Concession: the firm will has to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike, to
win a concession from sb, a major/ important concession, she made no concessions to
his age she expected him to work as hard as a young.
Agree to differ: we must just agree to differ on this issue.
Shake on sth: let's shake on it, they shook on the deal. See: seal a contract.

Come to terms with sb: the enemy was forced to come to terms.
Make your peace with sb: he made peace with his brother after his father died.
Bring a and b together: the death of their son brought them together. See:
matching: bridge(v)
Have sth out with sb: I need to have it out with her once and for all. See:
progress: have done with sth.
Make up with sb | make it up: why don't you two kiss and make up? Has he made it up
with her yet? Has they made it up yet?
Patch sth up: They've managed to patch up their differences.
Have you tried patching things up with her?
Pour oil on troubled waters. See: Rock boat, stir shit, set pigeon, let the
sleeping dogs lie, open wounds.
Reconcile(2): they've been recently reconciled, he's been reconciled with his wife.
Heal(3): she was never able to heal the rift between herself and her father, the
breach is too wide to heal.
Sink your differences: we need to sink our differences and present a united
opposition to the plan. See: wipe the slate clean. forgive and forget.
Modus vivendi: the two states have reach some sort of modus vivendi. See:
coexistence.
Together(4): after the meeting the two sides in dispute were no closer together.
Concord= harmony X discord: to live in concord with the neighboring states.

Balancing act,

Make amends for sth, make up for sth, compensate.

Play ball
Give and take

Knock down drag out: a knock-down drag-out argument/ fight. See: all out.

Undisputed: an undisputed champion. See: you can't argue with that, see:
indisputable.
Uncontested: uncontested will/ divorce, these claims have gone uncontested. See: go
unchallenged,
Diverge(2): opinions diverge greatly on this issue.
At loggerheads with sb over sth: the two governments are still at loggerheads over
the islands. See: on the same page.
Hammer and tongs: we could head the neighbors at hammer and tongs, the went at it
ha,men and tongs.
Argue: I don't want to argue with you jus do it.
Argument: to win/ lose a heated argument, she got into an argument with the
teacher, she had an argument with the waiter over the bill.
Hassle(n,2): try not to get into a hassle with this guy, do as you're told and
don't give me a hassle.

Argy-bargy
Ding-dong: they were having a real ding-dong at the doorstep.
Uproar= outcry: her comment/ the article provoked/ caused an uproar from the
audience, the room was in an uproar, we couldn't hear him above the uproar.
Ructions: there'll be ructions if her father finds out, the announcement caused
ructions.
Shindy: to kick up a Shindy.
Flap(4): a flap about the president's business affairs.
Scene(8): she made a scene in the middle of the party, jus leave I don't want a
scene. . see: make an exhibition of yourself.
Spectacle(4): I remember the sad spectacle of her standing in her wedding dress,
covered in mud.
Free for all: a prompt action be the prison staff prevented a violent free for all.

Fracas: a fracas between the fans of the teams.
Affray: the men were charged with affray.
Row(v): she's always rowing with her father, she had a row with her parents about
her boyfriend.
Row(2n)= quarrel: she left him after a blazing row, he had a row with his son,
family rows.
Quarrel:
Altercation: a youth become involved in an altercation with the police Kyocera a
ticket.
Bunfight
Fight(6): it's a small issue and doesn't worth fighting over, I remember lying on
bed and hearing my parents fighting.
Fight(n,4): did you have a fight with him? A fight over money.
Controversy: to cause/ arouse bitter controversy over the site of the new airport,
he resigned amid controversy, the controversy surrounding the issue.
Flashpoint: escalating tensions will soon reach flashpoint, potential flashpoint in
southern parts of the town.

Vendetta= feud:
Feud(n): a long running feud between the two artists, a feud with the neighbors,
family feud, a feud over money.
Feud(v): the feuding gangs/ families, a story of feuding, he's been feuding with
his brother for years.
Wrangle: a legal wrangle between the cosmonauts and its customer, he's now locked
up in a wrangle with his former wife over the custody of the children.
Wrangle(v): they're still wrangling over the financial details.
Strife= conflict: the country was torn apart by strife, civil strife.

Tiff: he had a tiff with his girlfriend.

Set-to: we had a bit of a set-to with the neighbors.
Run-in: the fiery player had had numerous run-ins with the referee.
Go-around
Dust-up
Bust-up= row: they had a bustup and they're not talking now.
Tangle(n,3)
Tussle(n): she had a tussle with her conscience before telling the story, there was
a legal tussle over the closure of the hospital, he was injured in a tussle for the
ball.
Spat
Misunderstanding(2): we had a little ~ over the bill.
Scarp= squabble= scuffle: he always gets into scraps with the police.
See here: skirmish.
Contretemps: they've been ignoring me since our last contretemps.

Fall out with sb

Fall foul of sb
Run afoul of sb. /
Lock horns with sb over sth:
Part company with sb over sth.

Difference(3): we've our differences but she's still my sister, why don't you
settle your differences? There's a difference of opinion over who'd won the match.
Disagreement: a disagreement arouse about how much we should pay, we're in
disagreement on/ over / as how to proceed, there's no room for/ there's
considerable disagreement on it, it was a source of disagreement between the
states, disagreements among the archeologists as to the age of the sculpture,
they'd disagreements with their neighbors.
Disunity: disunity within the Conservative party.
Disharmony: marital/ racial/ community disharmony.
Discord: marital/ family discord, a note of discord surfaced during the
proceedings.
Faction: the party is riven by factions.
Infighting: political infighting within the party.
Internecine: internecine struggles/warfare/feuds
Schism: the threat of schism within the church.
Riven: a party riven by internal disputes. see: ravaged by disputes.
Tear sth apart: racial strife is tearing our country apart.
Dissension: events led to dissension within the party.
Dissonance
Dissonant: dissonant voices/ notes.
Friction= tension: frictions and conflicts that have still to be be resolved.
Rift= breach= division: effort to heal/ deepen the rift between/ within the party.

Division: deep division within the party over the issue, division between the rich
and the poor, class divisions.
Rupture
Incident(3): diplomatic/ border incident. /
Unpleasantness: I'd avoid any unpleasantness with my neighbors.
Acrimony: the issue was settled without acrimony.
Row(1n): a row has broken out over/ about education.
Turf war: a vicious turf war between the rival gangs of drug dealers.
War of words: a bitter political war of words over tax.
Shouting match: the meeting turned into a shouting match between the tenants and
the landlords.
Slanging match
Slugfest: the discussion form/ the debate degenerated to a nasty little slug fest.
See here: standup.
Skirmish: a skirmish between the party leaders.
Skirmish(v):
Skirmisher
Skirmishing: reports of skirmishing along the borders.
Disputation

Simmer(3): this argument has been simmering for months, the simmering dispute
finally erupted.
Sharpen(3): there's a need to sharpen the focus of the discussion.
Stormy: a stormy debate/ relationship.
Heated: heated argument/ debate, she became very heated.
Acrimonious= bitter: talks broke down acrimoniously.
Bitter: long and bitter dispute.
Vitriolic: the newspaper launched a vitriolic attack on the president.
Standup(2): a standup fight/ argument.
Vendetta(2): she conducted a vendetta against me, he accused the media of pursuing
a vendetta against him.

Duel(1): to challenge sb to a duel, to fight/ win a duel. /

Duel(2): a verbal duel. / /
Duel(v): the two men dueled to death
Dueling: dueling pistols. See: take up the gauntlet.

Spar: he was sparring with me about the cost.

Amicable: amicable relationship, despite their disagreement they parted on amicable
terms, he chatted amicably with me.
Friendly(6): a friendly argument/ rivalry/ match.
No hard feelings: it looks like I'm the winner agains no hard feelings eh?
Peaceable= peaceful: a peaceable settlement has been reached.
Harmonious: a harmonious alliance between the management and the unions.

Football(4): healthcare shouldn't become a political football.

Disunite: a disunited party.
Battle of wills.

Divide= split: the issue has divided the government.

Split(n): a split with his friend/ within the party/ between the party leader and
the members.
Contention= dispute: one area of contention is the availability of nursery, a point
of contention.
Collide: the regularly collide over decisions.
Collision: a collision between two opposing point of views/ traditions.
Confrontation: she wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father, a
confrontation between the union and the management.
Clash= conflict: a head-on clash between the two leaders over this projects.
Conflict: the conflict between the two cultures, the violence was the result of a
political and ethnic conflict, he often comes into conflict with the boss, I found
myself in conflict with my parents over my future, the government has done nothing
to resolve the conflict over the nurse pay.
Clash(v,2): the leaders clashed with each other on this issue.
Divide(n): the north / south divide, the divide between the the Catholic and
Protestants in Northern Ireland.
Divided: the party is divided against itself, the country is deeply divided on this
issue, a divided society.

The least said the better.

Contract(v,5): to contract an alliance with sb. See: forge alliance.

Axis(4): the Franco-German axis.
Alliance: to form/ make an alliance, the alliance between schools and businesses to
do sth, the democrats are now in alliance with the Green Party.
Allied: allied forces/ bombing, Italy joined on the allied side.
Ally: a loyal ally of the US.

Conclude(3): they concluded a treaty in turkey, a trade agreement was concluded

between the two counties.
Conclusion= completion: a successful conclusion of the treaty.
Protocol(2): the first Geneva protocol, it's set out in a legally binding protocol
which forms part of the treaty.
Convention(3): the Geneva conventions, the UN conventions on child rights.
Treaty: the treaty of Rome, a peace treaty, to sign/ ratify/ draw up a treaty,
under the terms of the treaty the islands were cede to the English.
Accord: the tow asides signed a peace accord last June.
Pact: a nonaggression pact, a suicide pact, the two parties have agreed am
electoral pact, they've made a pact with each other not to speak about their
differences in public.
Compact(n,3)
Partner(4): a trading partner.
Truce: to call/ break a truce.
Gentleman's agreement
Covenant(2): god's covenant with Abraham.
Concordat.

Quarrelsome: SYNONYM argumentative

When he drinks too much he becomes moody and quarrelsome.
See: aggressive,
Trigger happy: trigger-happy troops
Warlike: SYNONYM belligerent
a warlike nation
Be spoiling for a fight.
See: Tendecy: pugnacious, warlike, bellicose etc
Combative: in a combative mood/spirit
The lawyers were in a combative mood, fiercely determined to put forward their
case.
Argumentative: everyone in the family was so argumentative. See: contentious at
Debate. see: eristic.
Truculent: What do you want? he asked, sounding slightly truculent.
Troublemaker. see: headache.
Warmonger. see: hawkish
Mischief-making.
Be asking for trouble, be asking for it.
Look for trouble: Drunken youths hang around outside looking for trouble.
Contentious(2): a contentious meeting,
Confrontational
Challenging: she gave him a challenging look.
Be on collision course with sb over sth
A bone of contention.
Moot point/ question: wether should it be enforced or not is a moot point.
Sticking point: this was one of the major sticking points in the negotiations.
Search here: point.
Battlefield. (subject/ issue)
Dynamite: abortion is a political dynamite. See: hot button, taboo, boo word, off
limits. see: no-no at: social
Hot stuff: the proposal is proving to be a hot stuff.
Touchy(2): SYNONYM delicate, sensitive
I cant understand why her resignation is still such a touchy subject. see: he is
sensitive about his weight.
Sensitive(4): Health care is a politically sensitive issue.
That's a sensitive area.
Sensitivity(4): Confidentiality is important because of the sensitivity of the
information.
Divisive: he beliefs that unemployment is a divisive issue.
Inflammatory= incendiary: inflammatory remarks.
Tendentious= controversial: tendentious political memoirs.
Thorny= knotty: thorny issue. See: difficult situation: insurmountable.
Prickly= thorny: let's move now to the prickly issue of taxation reforms.
Expolsive(2): a potentially explosive situation
one of the most explosive issues of our time
The political situation is potentially explosive.
Sore point: it's a sore point with her parents that the children were not baptized
yet. See: sb has a complex about sth. See: wind sb up. See: hit/ touch a sensitive/
raw nerve. See: hit the mark, See: burn/wind sb up. see: self-conscious. see:
strike at the heart. see: feeling2: touchy(1): he gets touchy about his weight.
Have a chip on your shoulders about sth: he has a chip on his shoulders about being
adopted. see: have a bee in your bonnet about sth.
Hang-up: He's got a real hang-up about his height.
sexual hang-ups
Catch/ touch sb on the raw.
See: suitable: hit the spot, hit the nail on the nail.
See: affect: push sbs buttons, tick all the boxes.
Dangerous ground: we'd be on dangerous ground if we asked about race or religion.
Contentious: a contentious issue/ problem, avoid contentious wording, both POVs are
highly contentious.
Stir sth up: to stir up a debate, he always manages to stir up trouble, we've
already enough problems without you're trying to stir things up.
Stirrer. See: shit stirrer.
Make mischief: she was bent on making mischief. see: wind sb up.
Polarize: the issue has polarize the public opinion, the public opinion is
polarized on this issue.
You started it. She asked for it, she deserved it.

Peaceful= peacable: the aims of the org is wholly peaceful.

Peaceable= calm= peace-loving: a peaceable character/ citizen.
See: unobjectionable.

Anodyne= bland.
Low impact: low impact tourism.
Uncontentious: the proposal is relatively Uncontentious.
Uncontroversial
Noncontroversial.

Inconvenience(v): I hope I haven't inconvenienced you, thousands of commuters were

inconvenienced by the strike, the general public was inconvenienced by the attack.

Deal breaker: the candidate's support for war was the deal breaker, I would have
bought the house but the small backyard was the deal breaker. See: clincher,