- back home (phrase) –
in one’s (own) country/hometown. - expatriate (noun) –
a person who is living/working abroad; emigrant, migrant. - stranded (adjective) –
stuck (in difficulties), helpless, abandoned, deserted. - guard against (verb) –
beware of,keep watch over, be alert to, take care for, be alert to, take care for. - mammoth (adjective) –
something which is huge, giant, colossal. - dub (verb) –
call, name, label. - last (verb) –
continue, go/carry on, proceed. - embassy (noun) –
the diplomatic office building in a foreign country where the ambassador & team live and work; consulate. - in time (phrase) –
on time, on schedule, at the right time. - pandemic (noun) –
the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area. - shut down (phrasal verb) –
discontinue, cease activity, close. - increasingly (adverb) –
to an increasing extent, more and more, steadily more, growingly. - lockdown (noun) –
an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority. - have one’s work/task cut out (phrase) –
be dealt with a difficult task. - standard operating procedure (SOP) (noun) –
a detailed, written document consisting of step-by-step information on routine activities necessary to complete tasks in accordance with specific regulations or standards. - compelling (adjective) –
convincing, valid, reasonable. - deportation (noun) –
expulsion, expelling, banishment, expatriation, exile. - accommodation (noun) –
place to stay and live; housing, rooms, lodgings. - in addition (phrase) –
as well as, additionally, moreover. - lay down (phrasal verb) –
formulate, stipulate, set down. - stringent (adjective) –
strict/stern, severe, tough/rigorous. - institutional (adjective) –
procedural, prescribed, systematic, regulated. - quarantine (noun) –
a process of separating out people, animals and things (such as plants) from others for a period of time in order to control/restrict the spread of a contagious disease; Quarantine is imposed to separate and restrict the movement of persons, who may have been exposed to infectious disease, but not yet known to be ill. - bear the cost (phrase) –
pay for something. - returnee (noun) –
a person who returns to his native country after being in another country for sometime. - grateful (adjective) –
thankful. - diplomat (noun) –
envoy, consul, ambassador. - crew (noun) –
a group of people who work together on and operate a ship, aircraft & etc,. - carry out (phrasal verb) –
conduct, perform, execute. - unsung (adjective) –
relating to a person who does great achievements but he is unknown or unacknowledged; uncelebrated, unacclaimed. - as well as (phrase) –
and in addition; and also. - repatriation (noun) –
the act of sending people/something to their own country. - manoeuvre (noun) –
carefully planned activity. - put in (phrasal verb) –
employ, devote, give (effort to something). - trauma (noun) –
torment, distress, suffering. - makeshift (adjective) –
temporary, provisional, standby. - novel coronavirus (nCoV) (SARS-CoV-2) (noun) –
a new strain (type/variety) coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. (Courtesy: WHO) - given (preposition) –
considering, taking into account, in view of, in the light of. - drop (noun) –
decrease, reduction, decline, downturn. - downturn (noun) –
decline, setback, blow/upset (in economic activity).
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