| A | B |
|---|
| bond | (n.,v.) something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea |
| clarify | (v.) to make something clearer or easier to understand |
| crucial | (adj.) extremely important, because everything else depends on it |
| decline | (v.) to decrease in quantity or importance |
| diminish | (v.) to become or make something become smaller or less [= reduce] |
| disassociate | (v.) to separate oneself from a person or situation that you strongly disagree with |
| dispute | (n., v.) to say that something such as a fact or idea is not correct or true |
| empathize with | (v.) to be able to understand someone else's feelings, problems etc, especially because you have had similar experiences |
| evoke | (v.) to produce a strong feeling or memory in someone |
| hostile | (adj.) angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone and ready to argue with them |
| last | (v.) to continue for a particular length of time |
| linger | (v.) to continue to exist, be noticeable etc for longer than is usual or desirable |
| nurture | (v.) to help a plan, idea, feeling etc to develop |
| prime | (adj.) most important [= main] |
| [in] proximity | (n.) nearness in distance or time |
| reconcile | (v.) to have a good relationship again with someone after you have fought with them |
| reminisce | (v.) to talk or think about pleasant events in your past |
| resolve | (v.) to find a satisfactory way of dealing with a problem or difficulty |
| rivalry | (n.) a situation in which two or more people, teams, or companies are competing for something, especially over a long period of time |
| validate | (v.) to prove that something is true or correct, or to make a document or agreement officially and legally acceptable |
