With the exception of these trifling frictions, work in Miss Stacy's little kingdom went on with regularity and smoothness.
By uniting, people are more likely to reduce unnecessary conflicts and frictions, take full advantage of each other's strength and thus eventually defeat those seemingly invincible hardships and challenges.
On Jan 28, the third season of The Americans opened with frictions escalating between the couple as pressures from their job increased and they faced the toughest decision ever: whether to reveal their true nature to their kids and whether to let their 14-year-old daughter Paige become a spy.
Brock Clarke, An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England, 2007 Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts.
The international community should oppose protectionism in all manifestations, call for and support free trade, and handle trade frictions through dialogue and consultations.
