Agreeing to disagree – The Hindu (Aug 29, 2017)

The separate announcements by India and China that the Doklam military stand-off has ended are a welcome sign that diplomacy has prevailed over the harsh rhetoric of the past 10 weeks. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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stand-off (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
pay off (phrasal verb) – succeed, be effective, get results.
prevail (verb) – win through, triumph, be victorious.
rhetoric (noun) – heroics, hyperbole/extravagant language.
expeditious (adjective) – speedy, swift, quick/fast-track.
disengagement (noun) – withdrawal, departure, retreat (troops from an area).
personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
pursue (verb) – undertake, prosecute, follow.
in the face of (phrase) – despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of.
in turn (phrase) – in succession, successively, sequentially.
latitude (noun) – freedom, scope, leeway/flexibility.
design (verb) – aim/intend; purpose/devise, plan.
constraint (noun) – restriction, limitation, restraint.
detente (noun) – restoration of harmony, agreement, compromise/understanding.
pull back (phrasal verb) – withdraw, retreat, draw back/disengage (troops from an area).
full-blown (adjective) – fully developed, complete, thorough/entire.
set in (phrasal verb) – (of something unpleasant) begin, start, arrive.
rupture (noun) – rift, estrangement, split/division.
semblance (noun) – appearance; resemblance; similarity (archaic).
accord (noun) – agreement, consensus, harmony.
revert (to) (verb) – return, go back, come back.

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