to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
800,000; eight hundred thousand
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to be dispersed; to get separated
tension; mental strain; nervousness
Warsaw Treaty Organization
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
just one person; only one
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
leader; magnate; big head
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
detente; easing of tensions; thaw
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
China and the Soviet Union; Sino-Soviet; Soviet-Chinese
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
sudden change; sudden turn
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
artificial satellite; man-made satellite