a state of political hostility and tension between countries without actual warfare
состояние политической враждебности и напряженности между странами без реальной войны (sostoyanie politicheskoy vrazhdebnosti i napryazhyonnosti mezhdu stranami bez real'noy voyny)
"During the 20th century, the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in a cold war."
"В 20 веке США и Советский Союз были вовлечены в холодную войну." (V 20 veke SShA i Sovetskiy Soyuz byli vovlechyony v **kholodnuyu voyinu**.)
to fail completely in an embarrassing way
to heal from emotional pain after a breakup
the complete and unvarnished truth
old-fashioned or not keeping up with modern ideas
to pause and reassess a situation
full of energy and not tired
