Cold
Cold adjective - Lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling.
Usage example: the prisoners got only a cold stare when they tried to befriend the guard
Eager
Eager adjective - Showing urgent desire or interest.
Both words in one sentence
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Ford and Brezhnev's easygoing and eager-to-please natures enabled them to ease mutual tensions and effectively put the Cold War on-hold from 1969 until 1979 at the latest.
Source: Useful Notes / Leonid Brezhnev
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