ADJ
- lasting, permanent
- fragile, uneasy
- relative
- The country is in a state of relative peace after ten years of fighting
- world
- obstacles in the way of world peace
VERB + PEACE
- bring about, establish, make
- keep
- UN troops are trying to keep the peace in the region
PEACE + VERB
- come
- prevail, reign
- An uneasy peace prevailed in the first days of the ceasefire
PEACE + NOUN
- conference, congress, negotiations, process, talks
- This must not be allowed to hold up the peace process
- efforts, initiative
- formula, plan, proposal
- accord, agreement, deal, pact, settlement, treaty
- broker, envoy
- mission
- The president is visiting the country on a peace mission
- activist, campaigner, protester
- group, movement
- rally
PREP
- at ~ (with)
- Although the two countries were officially at peace, fighting continued
- ~ between
- peace between the warring factions in the area
- ~ with
- England finally made peace with France
VERB + PEACE
- find, seek
- She finally found inner peace and happiness
- disturb, shatter
- The peace of the afternoon was suddenly shattered by a police siren
- leave sb in
- Go away and leave me in peace!
PEACE + VERB
- reign
- She stopped shouting, and peace reigned supreme once again
- descend on sth, settle over sth
- Peace descended once more on the little town
PREP
- at ~
- Her father is at peace (= dead) now
- at ~ with
- For the first time in months, she felt calm and at peace with the world
- in ~
- to live in peace and harmony
PHRASES
- peace and quiet/tranquillity
- The island is a haven of peace and tranquillity
- peace of mind
- The computer comes with a three-year guarantee for peace of mind