| A | B |
| accord | To cause to conform or agree, bring into harmony |
| alliance | a close association for a common objective |
| armistice | a temporary agreement betweeen two or more countries |
| coalition | an alliance, especially a temporary one, of people or parties |
| conflict | a state of prolonged fighting, stage of war |
| deterrent | a way to keep an enemy from attacking you |
| negotiate | to confer with another in order to come to terms or agreement |
| peace | free from war |
| treaty | the mutual agreement to end war |
| truce | a temporary cease-fire or stoppage of fighting by mutual consent |
| war | an open armed conflict between countries or groups |