settle a score
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
vendetta · even · feud · retribution · avenge · bitter · rivalry · enemy · confront · showdown · duel · reckoning · justice · debt · old wounds · betrayal · clash · nemesis
reconciliation vs retaliation
settle a scoreforgive and forget
Absolve and dismiss resentment
bury the hatchet · make peace · turn the other cheek · let bygones be bygones · reconcile
action vs inaction
settle a scorelet it go
Cease fixating on something
drop it · move on · leave it alone · walk away · swallow one's pride