Unit 12: Relationships: ups and downs

mere

nothing more than

casual acquaintance

person you know, but not very well

true friends

real and loyal friends

loyalty

support in good or bad times

behind one's back

when they are not there

colleague

an associate or coworker of similar status

ally

countries or people who join together to fight for a common cause

partner

a person or organization you are closely involved with in some way

loyal

faithful

supportive

always supports you

honest/truthful

telling the truth

respectful

feeling or showing deference respect

respect

Treating a person or their feelings with consideration

disloyal to

unfaithful

disloyalty

hurting your partner to benefit yourself

unsupportive (of)

not showing agreement and giving encouragement

critical

expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments

dishonest / untruthful with

opposite of honest/truthful

disrespectful

not polite; rude; not courteous

disrespect

to show a lack of respect; to be rude

to be two-faced towards someone

insincere; pleasant with someone and then unpleasant about them behind their back

business partner

people who own the same business

bitter/arch rivals

people in competition with each other in a negative, aggressive way

sworn enemies

people who will always hate each other

to be distant towards someone

not friendly, cold

to be scrupulously honest in

to be very careful to always tell the truth

complete and unswerving loyalty

maximum loyalty

staunchest ally

a person that gives strong, loyal support to another person, organization or belief

to be deeply critical of

to have strong (negative/objective) opinions about something

to break down

to collapse

genuine misunderstanding

not understanding something correctly

rift

serious disagreement that divides people

a rift can develop between

a serious disagreement/conflict happens between people

discord

disagreement and discontent

don't see eye to eye

have different opinions

to be on bad terms

have a poor relationship

to turn sour

to become bad

to split up with

to separate

to have its ups and downs

to have a good and bad times

a bumpy relationship

up and down like a car on a road with bumps

a broken home

family split up by divorce

a family feud

quarrel in a family causing bad feeling for many years