The situation is in a tense state.

眼前的局势非常紧张。

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Sayles sketches the racial and economic agitations that leave the city in a state of tense inertia.

NEWYORKER: City of Hope

Malaysia is boosting security in Sabah state amid an increasingly tense confrontation with a group from the Philippines occupying a village there.

BBC: Malaysia boosts Sabah security after Lahad Datu clashes

During his two and a half years running Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) on the northern coast of KwaZulu Natal, Mr Dlamini has done much to improve tense relations with the government and the state-owned rail company that brings coal to the terminal.

ECONOMIST: Face value