Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 73 heightened tensions 61 tensions 54 tension 52 ease tensions 45 Tensions 44 violent clashes 44 tense 42 disquiet 42 clashes 42 saber rattling 42 Tension 41 acrimony 41 discord 41 sectarian tensions 40 antagonism 40 mistrust 40 heightened 40 ethnic tensions 40 rapprochement 40 friction 40 unrest 39 unease 39 instability 39 uneasiness 39 animosity 38 rift 38 confrontation 38 turmoil 38 strife 38 bloodshed 37 standoff 37 uncertainty 37 rancor 36 hostility 36 confrontations 36 territorial dispute 36 enmity 36 heated debate 36 disunity 36 anxiety 35 racial tensions 35 destabilize 35 escalation 35 skirmishes 35 confusion 35 provocation 35 strained 34 distrust 34 restive 34 provocations 34 schism 34 dissension 34 clashes erupted 34 scuffles 34 destabilizing 34 rancorous 34 hardline 33 heightened alert 33 rifts 33 bloodiest 33 disputed islands 33 hardliners 33 nervousness 33 missile launches 33 jitters 33 panic 33 worsening 33 fractious 33 souring 33 belligerence 33 brinkmanship 33 racial tension 33 hostilities 33 pandemonium 32 hard liners 32 harsh criticism 32 controversy 32 disputed 32 strife torn 32 infighting 32 apprehensions 32 violence 32 exercise restraint 32 prolonged 32 loggerheads 32 turbulent 32 uproar 32 upheaval 32 acrimonious 32 intensified 32 flashpoint 32 chaos 32 feuding 32 escalating 32 vitriolic 32 intensifying 32 conflict 32 supply disruptions 31 resentment 31 Clashes 31 bitterly divided