Vocabulary on January 29, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. TINDERBOX, 2. BREAKAWAY, 3. RUPTURE]

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Word Meanings:

1. TINDERBOX= একটি সম্ভাব্য বিস্ফোরক স্থান বা পরিস্থিতি; a thing that is readily ignited; প্রজ্বলিত;a highly inflammable object or place; a potentially explosive place or situation;

2. BREAKAWAY= Seceding; অপসৃত; দলত্যাগ করা; অংশসমূহ বিছিন্ন করা; tear to pieces, tear away, পলায়ন করা; run away, run, evade, guy, flee;

3. RUPTURE=ফাটল; rift; estrangement; বিচ্ছেদ; separation, hiatus, dissolution, breakage, severance, split; বিদার, fracture, scotch;

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Sentences:

1. ‘The Taiwan issue is the biggest TINDERBOX between China and the United States,’ Qin Gang has said.

2. Tensions over the island’s place in the world continue to grow. Beijing considers Taiwan to be a BREAKAWAY province of China.

3. “Such a confrontation would risk a permanent RUPTURE in the bilateral relationship,” said Ali Wyne, a senior analyst on US-China relations at Eurasia Group in Washington.