slowdown – n. a decrease in the speed at which something is moving or happening
slump – n. a period of time when an economy is doing poorly
tension – n. a state in which people, groups, countries, etc., disagree with and feel anger toward each other
reignite – v. to cause (something) to suddenly occur again
mechanism – n. a process or system that is used to produce a particular result
tension – n. a state in which people, groups, countries, etc., disagree with and feel anger toward each other