The Hindu Editorial (Not law, nor duty) – Mar 11, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Not law, nor duty) – Mar 11, 2024:

lure (verb) – tempt, entice, attract, persuade, allure, coax.
conflict (noun) – war, warfare, armed conflict, military action, armed clash.
toll (noun) – number, count, total (number of deaths).
take a/its toll (phrase) – have a serious/adverse effect on someone/something; cause damage to someone/something; cause suffering.
the frontline (noun) – the front and most important position.
frontline (noun) – a place where opposing armed forces/militaries face each other in war; vanguard, firing line, battlefield, combat zone.
prompt (verb) – cause, impel, make, encourage (someone to take a course of action).
crack down (phrasal verb) – get tough on, take severe measures against, come down heavily on.
recruiter (noun) – recruitment agent, talent agent.
trafficking (noun) – the activity of buying and selling goods/animal/people illegally; (illegal/illicit) trading, dealing.
dupe (verb) – deceive, cheat, defraud, mislead.
coerce (verb) – force, compel, threaten, influence, pressure, pressurize, brainwash.
far from (phrase) – not, not at all; nowhere near, a long way from.
lucrative (adjective) – remunerative, profitable, profit-making, high-paying, rewarding.
neighbouring (adjective) – adjacent, bordering, abutting, surrounding; nearby.
Schengen (adjective) – relating to an area/zone comprising 26 European states that have officially abolished passport and all other types of border control at their mutual borders.
advisory (noun) – official communication, official announcement message, statement, report.
appeal (noun) – a serious/urgent call or request.
sway (verb) – affect, influence, control, persuade, prevail on
station (verb) – put on duty, position, post.
front (noun) – battlefield, battleground, combat zone
occupied (adjective) – captured, seized.
embassy (noun) – An embassy is larger and more important than a consulate and is described as a permanent diplomatic mission, which is generally located in a country’s capital city. An embassy is responsible for representing the home country, for handling major diplomatic issues (such as negotiations), and for preserving the rights of its citizens abroad.
discharge (noun) – release, acquittal, let-off, liberation.
cold comfort (phrase) – poor/slight consolation or empathy.
repatriate (verb) – send (a person) back to his/her own country or land of citizenship; banish, deport, expel.
take place (phrase) – happen, occur, transpire.
ask for (phrasal verb) – request, demand.
constituent (noun) – voter, elector, member of a constituency.
officials (noun) – authorities, officialdom, bureaucracy, the people in charge, the administration, the establishment, the system, corridors of power.
vague (adjective) – imprecise, inexact, unclear/uncertain.
account (noun) – report, description, explanation, statement.
well over (phrase) – much more than.
make a case (phrase) – to argue for something, to defend an idea/opinion/viewpoint.
authorities (noun) – bureaucracy, officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the administration, the establishment, the system, corridors of power.
dodge (verb) – elude, avoid, escape, sidestep, evade, circumvent
simultaneously (adverb) – at the same time.
greenlight (verb) – to give the approval to proceed with; approve, permit, allow, sanction, consent to, assent to.
massive (adjective) – huge, very large, substantial.
drive (noun) – campaign, event.
structured (noun) – organized, systematic, methodical, well ordered, planned.
transparent (adjective) – open, candid, direct, straightforward, forthright; clear, obvious, noticeable, visible.
humane (adjective) – compassionate, considerate, sympathetic, kind-hearted.
make clear (phrase) – explain, clarify, elucidate.
abroad (adverb) – in/to a foreign country.
put in harm’s way (phrase) – to cause to be in a dangerous situation.
drive (verb) – cause to happen; prompt, impel, propel.
back home (phrase) – in one’s (own) country/hometown.