Linda and Paula were once good (1) but now they have been at daggers drawn for weeks and it had (2) worse recently. Both of them were not (3) to each other. In fact, they gave each other the cold shoulder (4) they meet.
‘I’m getting really tired of Lena and Paula,’ said Linda to Mark.
‘I know,’ replied Mark. ‘It was bad enough when they were spoiling for a fight every time they saw (5) other, but ignoring each other is even (6) .’
‘There is obviously a bone of contention (7) them, but no one knows what it is,’ said Linda.
Their (8) war began at Julie’s party last term. Ever (9) that night, Paula (10) in a room would make Lena’s hackles rise and Lena could ruffle Paula’s feathers with just a look. Both of them created such a bad (11) in a room for the rest of their friends.
Linda and Mark were getting (12) of trying to pour oil on troubled waters on their relationship. In fact, they have (13) that if Lena and Paula do not agree to start talking to each other and stop quarrelling, then they are not going to be friends with them ever again. They were tired (14) to mend fences between the two of them.
‘I think you are right,’ agreed Linda. ‘We (15) hold a pistol to their heads tonight and tell them that if they are not prepared to sink their differences, then we do not want to know them.’