status quo /stāˈtəs or statˈŭs kwō/ (Latin)

1. The existing condition, unchanged situation
2. (also status quo ante /anˈti/) the condition or situation existing before a particular change

• countenance
• countenanced
• countenancer
• countenancers
• countenances
• countenancing
• counter
• counter-
• counteract
• counteracted
• counteracting
• counteraction
• counteractions
• counteractive
• counteractively
• counteracts
• counter-agent
• counter-agents
• counter-approach
• counter-approaches
• counter-attack
• counter-attacks
• counter-attraction
• counter-attractions
• counter-attractive