| half and half(expression, understanding, agreement, deal, settlement) |
| half measure(expression, understanding, agreement, deal, settlement) |
| happy medium(expression, understanding, agreement, deal, settlement) |
| jive(noun, return, argument, explanation, defense) |
| mean(understanding, agreement, deal, settlement, give-and-take) |
| middle course(expression, understanding, agreement, deal, settlement) |
| middle ground(expression, understanding, agreement, deal, settlement) |
| obliqueness(noun, escape, cunning, avoidance, equivocation) |
| off-time(noun, return, argument, explanation, defense) |
| pact(understanding, agreement, deal, settlement, give-and-take) |
| plea(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| rationalization(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| rejoinder(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| reply(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| response(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| retort(noun, return, argument, explanation, justification) |
| runaround(noun, avoidance, equivocation, dissimulation, jive) |
| sellout(understanding, agreement, deal, allowance, settlement) |
| settlement(understanding, agreement, deal, give-and-take) |
| song and dance(noun, expression, idiom, return, argument) |