Dissension or conflict between persons
Friction
To be derisive or scornful
Scoffing
Spellbound or fascinated
Entranced
To improve something or make it better
Ameliorate
Rebuking or censuring someone for wrongdoing
Reprimanding
Hesitate or waver
Falter
Pronouncement of someone’s guilt and punishment
Condemnation
Lacking in morals or values
Base
Thrashing violently about
Flailing
Avoidance, of an issue or trouble; being vague and elusive
Evasive
Respectful submission or yielding
Deference
To be officially appointed in a religious office
Ordained
Reluctantly accepting something to be true
Conceding
To express excessive fondness
Dote
Devout
Pious
A firm belief
Conviction