| A | B |
|---|
| sanctions | action by one or more states toward another state calculated to force it to comply with legal obligations |
| destabilizing | to make unstable |
| armistice | a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce |
| footage | a motion-picture scene or scenes |
| comraderie | comradeship; good-fellowship |
| poignant | affecting or moving the emotions |
| sweeping | a wide range or scope |
| gridlock | any situation in which nothing can move or proceed in any direction |
| bipartisanship | of or involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies |
| eradicated | destroy completely; put an end to |
| stealth | designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar or sonar difficult |
| zany | amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic |
| brokering | arrange or negotiate a settlement, deal, or plan |
