rain on someone's parade
criticize something which someone really likes (idiom)
friction
differing opinions and negative feelings between people (n)
bug
bother someone, usually a small problem which is more annoying than it should be (v)
self regarding
having an inflated opinion of yourself and your abilities (adj)
at each other's throats
be angry and in disagreement with each other (idiom)
outdo
beat someone competitively (v)
brown nose
try to impress someone by saying overly nice things about them (idiom)
egomaniac
a person whose main focus is themselves and their needs (n)
spring up
suddenly appear or be developed (phr)
anathema
an idea or a thing which you are completely opposed to (n)
hierarchy
a system where people are organized in different levels of importance (n)
covertly
in a way that avoids people seeing or knowing what is happening (adv)
purge
quickly get rid of everyone or a group of people from a place (v)
ambivalence
the state of having both positive and negative attitudes towards something (n)
rigid
unwilling to change or move (adj)
mandatory
behavior or actions that are strictly required in certain situations (n)
reveal
to make something known to others
brainy
clever
external
happening outside your mind
a participant
a person who is involved in an activity
quote
to say or write something that someone else has said or written
findings
result of research or an investigation
robust
strong and reliable
a tendency
a quality that makes someone behave in a certain way