خائفون من الصراع الذي قد يحدثه ذلك، خائفون من التورط في جدالات لا يعرفون كيف يديرونها، و أحسوا بأنهم متجهون نحو الهزيمة.
Afraid of the conflict that that would provoke, afraid to get embroiled in arguments that they did not know how to manage, and felt that they were bound to lose.