Conflict and cooperation

feud

1. a bitter continuous quarrel or hostility, esp. between families, clans, etc., lasting for many years or generations. (family…/blood…) 2. a bitter quarrel or contention; argument.

rivalry

antagonism, competition

wrangle

an angry or noisy dispute, often long-lasting (a legal…)

altercation

a heated, sometimes violent quarrel or conflict

showdown

a conclusive confrontation

set-to

a brief, sharp fight or argument

squabble/bicker

a noisy quarrel, often about a trivial matter

antagonism

openly expressed and usually mutual opposition

strife

1. violent or bitter conflict or enmity (political…) 2. struggle 3. rivalry

animosity

hatred/enmity

enmity

animosity/hatred

hostility

enmity/antagonism

fall out with sb

quarrel (over something, with someone) - consequence

take issue with sb

disagree

bicker/squabble with sb

argue over unimportant matters

mediate

intervene (between parties or in a dispute) in order to bring about agreement

reconcile

to cause to become friendly or peaceable again (people) / settle (a debate) / make two conflicting things compatible

pacify/appease/mollify/placate

to calm, soothe or quiet someone

intervene

to come between disputing people or groups, mediate

defuse

to make less dangerous, tense, or hostile (a crisis, tensions)

conciliatory

intended to placate or reconcile (…tone, manner, language)

acrimonious

bitter and sharp in language or tone (…debate)

incompatible

not capable of existing in agreement or harmony with something else

band together/join forces

unite in a group

make a concerted effort

work together

pool ideas/resources/money

share for the benefit of all involved

in harmony/concert/accord

in agreement

camaraderie

mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together

accommodating

(adj.) obliging, helpful

acquiesce

to accept something reluctantly but without protest

granted/I grant you that

admittedly/it's true

allow

to admit the truth of; concede.

concede

to admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.