The Hindu Editorial (Old and unsafe) – May 20, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (Old and unsafe) – May 20, 2025:

1. undertake (verb) – begin; start; engage in; become involved in; take part in.
2. audit (noun) – examination; inspection; review; verification; scrutiny.
3. commerce (noun) – business, trade.
4. neighbourhood (noun) – (surrounding) area, region, district/country.
5. metropolis (noun) – a big city/a large & busy city.
6. vibrancy (noun) – energy, buoyancy, briskness, vitality.
7. hardiest superlative adjective of hardy (adjective) – robust, strong.
8. entrepreneur (noun) – businessman, businesswoman, business person.
9. canny (adjective) – shrewd; astute; clever; prudent; cautious
10. working class (noun) – wage earners; laborers, manual workers; blue-collar workers.
11. the wheels are turning (phrase) – a situation or process is progressing, moving forward, continuing to develop.
12. crumbling (adjective) – decaying, degenerating, collapsing, breaking down, decrepit, deteriorated, broken-down, battered, ruined, dilapidated (due to age/negligence).
13. pigeon hole (noun) – a small, often enclosed compartment.
14. serve as (verb) -act as, function as.
15. pack with (verb) – fill, crowd, load, full of, throng.
16. bustling (adjective) – busy, active, buzzing.  
17. well-knit (adjective) – well built, powerfully built, powerful, mighty.
18. evolve (verb) – develop; progress; unfold.
19. hazard (noun) – danger, risk, peril, threat, menace, jeopardy, problem, imperilment.
20. a stone’s throw (phrase) – a (very) short distance.
21. house (verb) – accommodate.
22. engage in (verb) – to take part in or do something.
23. as is (phrase) – in existing condition; without modification; unchanged
24. led to past tense and past participle of lead to (verb) – cause, bring on, bring about, result in, produce, or give rise to. 
25. feature (noun) – factor, aspect, point; characteristic.
26. inhale (verb) – breathe in.
27. trigger (verb) – arouse; prompt; induce; cause; bring about.
28. literally (adverb) – actually, really, exactly, accurately.
29. no means of escape (phrase) – a dire situation where escape is not at all possible.
30. blaze (noun) – fire, flames, conflagration, inferno.
31. put out (verb) – extinguish; douse (a fire); quench.
32. sight (noun) – view.
33. standing (adjective) – permanent, perpetual, continuing, constant, regular, repeated.
34. firefighter (noun) – fireman; firewoman; first responder.
35. establish (verb) – indicate, signify, signal, exhibit, prove, denote, determine.
36. deficiency (noun) – defect, flaw, fault, weakness, weak point, shortcoming, imperfection.
37. perhaps (adverb) – maybe, possibly. ​
38. suggest (verb) – indicate, denote, point to, signify.
39. humongous (adjective) – huge, enormous, mammoth, gigantic, substantial/massive.
40. engage (verb) – become involved in, take part in, participate in. play a part/role in.
41. over time (phrase) – gradually, eventually, subsequently, in the long run.
42. multi-fold (adjective) – manifold; many/multiple, numerous.
43. must-have (noun) – necessity, essential item, requirement, prerequisite.
44. take a hit (phrase) – suffer loss; suffer damage.
45. eventually (adjective) – finally,; in the end, after a period of time, ultimately.
46. measure (noun) – action, step, procedure, initiative, plan.
47. champion (noun) – supporter;, advocate, promoter, protector, proponent.
48. advocate (verb) – support, champion, promote, recommend.
49. in the forefront of (phrase) – in the vanguard of; in the most advanced position; in the leading position of (an action or movement).

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