Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 66 acrimonious 52 bitter 51 contentious 50 protracted 49 fractious 49 embroiled 48 testy 48 acrimony 46 heated 44 intensifying 43 spat 43 hotly contested 42 divisive 42 dispute 42 squabble 42 escalating 42 intensified 41 tense 41 escalated 41 amicable 41 simmering 40 bickering 40 flashpoint 39 Tensions 39 wrangling 39 squabbling 39 prickly 38 feuding 38 intense 38 heated debate 38 discord 37 feud 37 loggerheads 37 stormy 37 furious 37 frosty 37 impasse 37 rift 37 messy 36 pitting 36 disagreement 36 tumultuous 36 tensions 36 uneasy 36 battle 36 closely watched 36 tussle 35 fierce 35 skirmish 35 strident 35 waging 35 complicated 35 escalates 35 roiled 35 deepening 35 increasingly 35 disagreements 35 infighting 34 dueling 34 deeply divided 34 warring 34 turbulent 34 nasty 34 ugly 34 defuse 34 inconclusive 34 soured 34 rocky 33 intensifies 33 stalemate 33 exasperated 33 battleground 33 controversy 33 angry 33 fraught 33 mistrust 33 untenable 33 polarized 32 rages 32 standoff 32 eventful 32 unsettled 32 ongoing 32 between 32 cordial 32 unpopular 32 disputed 32 debate 32 impatient 32 disputes 32 saga 32 bloody 32 trans Atlantic 32 thorny 31 brewing 31 animosity 31 skirmishes 31 awkward 31 frayed 31 bitterly 31 impatience