to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
international politics; world politics
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
right (to do something); authority; power
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
international border dispute
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
expression; presentation; representation; notation
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
plural; multiple; several
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
border patrol; border guard; border guards
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
wartime regime; war footing
switching over to; migration; transition
behind; in the rear; in back
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
outbreak of war; starting a war