On the line – The Hindu (Dec 26, 2017)

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on the line (phrase) – at risk, in danger, endangered.
strain (noun) – stress, tension, anxiety.
stand-off (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
poise (verb) – be ready, prepare, position/brace oneself.
demarcation (noun) – an act of fixing of the boundary or limits.
remit (noun) – area of responsibility, area of activity, task/scope.
consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
infer (verb) – deduce, conclude, surmise.
bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
sphere (noun) – domain, province, field/area.
transgression (noun) – infringement, breach, violation/defiance.
suspicion (noun) – feeling, belief, impression/speculation.
foray (noun) – a brief attempt to get involved in a new activity/sphere; attack, incursion.
contestation (noun) – fight, confrontation, conflict.
vitiate (verb) – spoil, impair, destroy.
quadrilateral (noun) – (in this context) a group with four countries.
ensue (verb) – result, follow, develop/arise.

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