Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 67 tensions 55 ease tensions 54 Tensions 53 tension 46 unease 45 Tension 45 tense 45 sectarian tensions 44 saber rattling 44 ethnic tensions 44 instability 44 frictions 44 mistrust 43 discord 43 territorial dispute 43 antagonism 43 uncertainty 43 geopolitical tensions 43 rapprochement 43 roiled 42 acrimony 42 rift 42 animosity 41 disquiet 41 violent clashes 41 standoff 41 diplomatic ties 41 friction 40 unrest 40 destabilize 40 turmoil 40 rifts 39 strained 39 heightened 39 uneasiness 39 disagreements 39 distrust 39 disagreement 39 South Korean warship 38 destabilizing 38 heated debate 38 confrontation 38 cast shadow 38 wariness 38 rancor 38 clashes 38 destabilized 38 flashpoint 38 dissension 38 feuding 38 disputed islands 37 enmity 37 racial tensions 37 intensified 37 disputed 37 diplomatic relations 37 closest ally 37 feud 37 restive 37 wrangling 37 dispute 36 stoked fears 36 bitterly divided 36 loggerheads 36 rancorous 36 fractious 36 Korean peninsula 36 missile launches 36 worries 36 anxiety 36 escalating 36 simmering 36 disputes 36 escalation 36 furor 36 bloodshed 35 uneasy 35 nervousness 35 hostility 35 deeply divided 35 upheaval 35 tumult 35 fears 35 nuclear ambitions 35 normalize relations 35 hardliners 35 souring 35 resentment 35 assertiveness 35 US allied 35 Disputes 35 conciliatory 35 US backed 35 breakaway regions 35 soured 35 confrontations 35 acrimonious 35 uproar 34 intensifying 34 largely symbolic 34 predominantly Muslim