The Hindu Editorial (Warming ties) – Oct 26, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Warming ties) – Oct 26, 2023:

warming (adjective) – intensifying; heating up.
ties (noun) – association, relationship, bond, connection.
reasoning (noun) – reason, thinking, logicality, rationality, interpretation, analysis.
talks (noun) – dialogue, discussion, discourse, debate, negotiation, deliberation.
unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
maintain (verb) – continue, carry on, keep up, keep going, sustain, preserve.
diplomatic (adjective) – tactful, sensitive, subtle, delicate; consular, foreign-policy.
moreover (adverb) – in addition, furthermore, besides.
the holding (noun) – the conduct.
yield (verb) – produce, give, provide, generate.
substantive (adjective) – important, significant, meaningful, considerable.
outline (verb) – define, indicate, summarize.
the functioning (noun) – working, operation.
delimitation (noun) – the act of establishing limits or boundaries in a Treaty, Judgement or other Agreement.
demarcation (noun) – the physical marking of the boundary on the ground.
call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
establish (verb) – initiate, institute, set up, bring about.
negotiation (noun) – talks, discussion, discourse, debate, dialogue, deliberation.
true that (phrase) – used to show agreement; indeed.
given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
wary (adjective) – careful, cautious, aware, heedful, attentive, circumspect.
possibility (noun) – potentiality, probability, prospect, chance; risk/danger.
establishment (noun) – initiation, setting up, institution, formation.
outcome (noun) – result, aftermath, consequence, repercussion, ramification.
increasingly (adverb) – more and more, steadily more, continuously more, gradually more.
inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable, unpreventable.
indeed (adverb) – actually, really, truly, in fact.
inch (verb) – move slowly, nibble, move towards inch by inch.
road map (noun) – plan/strategy to do something successfully.
delineation (noun) – the action of indicating the exact position of a border/boundary.
assert (verb) – state, announce, insist, affirm, swear, avow.
in any way (phrase) – in any case, at any rate, by any means.
go against (phrasal verb) – oppose, resist, disagree, be contrary to; violate, breach, break, offend.
interest (noun) – common concerns (in politics/business).
unique (adjective) – only.
dependence (noun) – reliance.
take on board (phrase) – to include someone in a project/team and accept a new idea or piece of advice, and act accordingly.
in return (phrase) – in response to, in consideration of, in exchange for, against.
guarantee (verb) – promise, vow, pledge, give one’s word, give assurance.
red line (noun) – boundary, limit.
keep away (phrasal verb) – to make someone stay away from something; to prevent someone from going somewhere.
ridge (noun) – a long, narrow elevation of land; cliff, height, peak of a mountain; hilltop.
overlook (verb) – face, have a view of, look over.
Siliguri corridor (noun) – The 60-kilometre long and 22-kilometre wide corridor (a strip/swathe of land) in the Indian state of West Bengal, also known as the “Chicken’s Neck”, connects India’s north-eastern states with the rest of the country.
corridor (noun) – a strip/swathe of land linking two areas (particularly by a road/ rail track).
swap (noun) – exchange, interchange, trade-off.
Valley (noun) – a low area between hills or mountains typically with a river running through it.
come under (phrasal verb) – be subjected to.
plateau (noun) – a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side elevated plain, elevated flat land.
open up (phrasal verb) – become more accessible; become more communicative.
thrust upon (phrasal verb) – force, impel, compel, demand, pressurize (someone) to accept something.
stand-off (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
serve (verb) – deal with, look after, take care of.
align (verb) – team up, join up, cooperate, collaborate, come together.
strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
rather than (phrase) – instead of.
acquiescence (noun) – consent/approval, agreement, acceptance.
sovereign (noun) – independent, self-determining, self-governing, non-aligned.
understandably (adverb) – agreeably, fairly, honestly, logically, justifiably, reasonably, obviously, comprehensibly.
pursue (verb) – engage in, conduct, take part in (an activity).
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
preserve (verb) – maintain, conserve, protect, keep up, continue with, retain.
necessarily (adverb) – inevitably, certainly, surely.
undermine (verb) – weaken, subvert, sabotage, damage.
alarm (noun) – apprehension, anxiety, trepidation, unease, disquiet, shock.
take into consideration (phrase) – consider, think about, factor in, take account of, take into account.