A loud ___ began over who should pay the bill.

Their loud ___ ended when both stopped shouting and apologized.

I heard an ___ in the apartment upstairs.

One careless comment started an ___, and soon everyone was shouting.

The land dispute caused a long ___ between two villages.

She left the job to avoid an open ___ with her manager.

The novel follows a family divided by violent political ___.

Careful talks prevented the dispute from becoming an open ___.

The plan received strong ___ for ignoring rural areas.

He finds public ___ difficult to accept calmly.

Her main ___ of the report was that it lacked evidence.

The coach offered useful ___ after the match.

A minor ___ over how to spend the money delayed the decision.

The vote revealed a deep ___ among members over the proposed budget.

We knew both routes well but had a ___ over which was faster.

Their ___ remained polite and never became personal.

A simple ___ made Ella arrive on the wrong day.

The unclear email caused a ___ about who had been invited.

We cleared up the ___ by explaining what the message meant.

His joke led to an awkward cultural ___.

There was clear ___ in the room before the announcement.

Months of unpaid bills created ___, although they never argued openly.

You could feel the ___ during their silent dinner.

The apology reduced the ___ between the two teams.

Do not ___ the delay on me when you made the decision alone.

People often ___ the weather when a picnic fails.

The report does not ___ the accident on any single worker.

It is unfair to ___ adults' mistakes on children.

Never ___ a friend's secret for personal gain.

His actions could ___ the trust of the whole team.

She refused to ___ her country by selling information.

A close friend should not ___ your trust during a crisis.

It is easy to ___ a plan's weaknesses without offering solutions.

Please do not ___ her work harshly in front of everyone.

The article will ___ the government's slow response as ineffective.

Parents should explain mistakes, not only ___ children for making them.

You cannot ___ these warning signs any longer.

Some drivers ___ the speed limit on empty roads.

Please do not ___ my question when I ask for help.

The company chose to ___ several complaints without even reading them.

The sisters hope to ___ after their long quarrel.

We argued yesterday, but we want to ___ today.

Good friends often ___ soon after a small fight.

He brought flowers because he wanted to ___.

I will not ___ rude comments at work.

How do you ___ that noise when it keeps you awake every night?

She had to ___ a freezing apartment all winter.

Most passengers will not ___ another long delay.