The Hindu Editorial (Best friends for now) – Oct 07, 2019

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The Hindu Editorial (Best friends for now) – Oct 07, 2019

1. hallmark (noun) – mark, indication, sure sign.
2. bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
3. line of credit (noun) – another term for credit line; a source of funds that can readily be tapped/borrowed at the borrower’s discretion (choice).
4. surveillance (noun) – observation, scrutiny, inspection/examination.
5. trilateral (adjective) – involving three nations/parties/groups.
6. inaugurate (verb) – start, establish, originate.
7. make headway (phrase) – make progress, advance, proceed.
8. forward-looking (adjective) – progressive, dynamic, ambitious/positive.
9. framework agreements (noun) – arrangements between one or more buyers and one or more suppliers that provide the terms governing contracts to be established for a certain period of time, in particular with regard to price and, where necessary, the quantity envisaged.
10. interim (adjective) – provisional, transitional, temporary.
11. ink (verb) – sign (a contract/deal).
12. barrage (noun) – dam, barrier, embankment (to prevent flooding, aid irrigation or navigation, or to generate electricity by tidal power).
13. transboundary (adjective) – moving across a boundary.
14. prosperity (noun) – success, comfort, good fortune, well being.
15. humanitarian catastrophe/crisis/disaster (noun) – a situation with high levels of human suffering in which basic human welfare is in danger on a large scale).
16. face value (noun) – the apparent worth/implication of something.
17. deport (verb) – expel, banish, exile, expatriate/extradite. 
18. termite (noun) – an insect that eats & destroys wood.
19. take credit for (phrase) – to allow people to believe that one has done something praiseworthy, whether or  not one has actually done it.
20. pursue (verb) – engage in, follow, conduct.
21. divergence (noun) – difference, dissimilarity/variance; deviation.
22. proffer (verb) – offer, tender, give.
23. again and again (phrase) – repeatedly/frequently, often, time and again.
24. cast a shadow over (phrase) – spoil, diminish, dampen/let down.
25. best of the best (phrase) – the absolute best, the finest, cream of the cream