The Hindu Editorial (Mystery trial) – Oct 28, 2023

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trial (adjective) – court case, lawsuit, inquiry, tribunal.
personnel (noun) – forces, crew, employees, workforce, staff.
leverage (verb) – use something to maximum benefit/advantage.
ties (noun) – association, relationship, bond, connection.
sentence (noun) –punishment, judgement, verdict, ruling.
hand down (phrasal verb) – give, declare, announce (a verdict/judgement).
reportedly (adverb) – apparently, supposedly, evidently, seemingly, allegedly, presumably, ostensibly.
accuse (verb) – charge, allege, incriminate.
espionage (noun) – the act of spying; obtaining secret or confidential (political or military) information of a country and/or disclosing it without the permission of that country; undercover work, infiltration, counter-intelligence.
indeed (adverb) – in fact, actually.
deeply (adverb) – seriously, intensely, strongly, awfully, terribly.
diplomatic (adjective) – tactful, sensitive, subtle, delicate; consular, foreign-policy.
shroud (verb) – cover or hide something; conceal, envelop, veil, screen, cloak, curtain, obscure.
scant (adjective) – little or no, hardly any, meagre.
charge (noun) – accusation, allegation, indictment.
plea (noun) – appeal, request, petition, entreaty, application.
diplomat (noun) – envoy, ambassador, consul, emissary.
divulge (verb) – disclose, reveal, make known.
pertain (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
stealth (noun as modifier ) – secrecy, secretiveness, covertness, clandestineness
submarine (noun) – a warship submerged in the water.
official (noun) – officer, functionary, executive, bureaucrat, dignitary, mandarin.
plead (verb) – appeal to, petition, supplicate, entreat, call on, request, ask earnestly.
leniency (noun) – mercy, clemency, forgiveness/forbearance, soft-heartedness.
transparency (noun) – clarity, straightforwardness, openness, honesty, unambiguity.
of no avail (phrase) – of no use; of no advantage, without success; ineffective.
parallel (noun) – equivalence, similarity.
row (noun) – quarrel, fight, squabble, clash, dispute.
relatively (adverb) – to a certain extent/degree; comparatively, somewhat, reasonably, satisfactorily.
strategic (adjective) – relating to achieving long-term or overall goals.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) (noun) – Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid state, at about -260° Fahrenheit (-162.2° C), for shipping and storage.
pertinently (adverb) – relevantly, suitably, appropriately, germanely.
Qatar blockade (noun) – Saudi Arabia and the other three countries (the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt) launched the blockade without warning on June 5, 2017, cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar and closing their airspace and ports to Qatari traffic, accusing it of destabilising the region with its support for Islamist groups. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt lifted their blockade on Qatar and restored diplomatic relations with the country on Jan 5, 2021.
count (verb) – consider, regard, take into consideration, take account of.
goodwill (noun) – compassion; cooperation, collaboration, friendliness, mutual support.
expatriate (noun) – migrant, emigrant, living abroad, non-native.
rift (noun) – split, division; disagreement, dispute, quarrel, conflict.
bound to (adjective) – sure, likely, guaranteed.
engender (verb) – cause, give rise to, bring about, produce, create, (a particular feeling, atmosphere, or situation).
detriment (noun) – damage, harm, loss, disadvantage, impairment.
make clear (phrase) – explain, clarify, elucidate.
waste no time (verb) – to begin or start an activity immediately/quickly; take the opportunity to do something immediately/quickly.
chart (verb) – outline, detail, describe, represent, note.
appeal (noun) – petition, plea, entreaty, application.
legwork (noun) – the gathering, review and understanding of the basic facts, figures and research required to achieve an objective.
channel (noun) – means of communication, medium, vehicle, approach, instrument, mechanism, apparatus.
clemency (noun) – mercy, leniency, forgiveness/forbearance.
commute (verb) – reduce, lessen, scale down (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death).
serve (verb) – spend (a period) in prison.
guilty (adjective) – at fault, culpable, accountable/responsible for misconduct.
find guilty (phrase) – declare guilty, convict, sentence.
notwithstanding (preposition) – despite, regardless of, in spite of, nevertheless, in any case.
seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
tie (verb) – link, connect, relate, join.
geopolitical (adjective) – relating to (the study of) the geographical factors (a country’s position on the earth, size, climate, and natural resources &, etc.) in world politics and inter-state relations.
consideration (noun) – a fact taken into account in deciding something; factor, point, concern, issue, matter.
perceived (adjective) – discernable, noticeable, recognizable; recognized, identified, distinguished, supposed, regarded, considered.
difference (noun) – disagreement, difference of opinion, misunderstanding, argument, dispute.
conflict (noun) – war, warfare, armed conflict, military action, armed clash.
claim (noun) – state, represent, assert, affirm, profess.
leave behind (phrasal verb) – abandon, desert, forsake, disown, leave stranded.