complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
topic of discussion; agenda
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to become clear; to be made public
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to spread; to be propagated
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
(former) Eastern Bloc countries
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
military of the Empire of Japan
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
United Nations General Assembly; General Assembly of the United Nations
solution; solution strategy
voting; ballot; poll; vote
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
as usual; as is one's habit
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
heading; headline; index; headword
such; like that; that sort of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
article; news story; report; account