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Arrivals, VIsits, talks




Active vocabulary: words and word combinations

 

1. to arrive ,

- to arrive in (a country, a city)

- to arrive at (a station, an airport)

- arrival

 

2. an invitation

- at the invitation

- to accept an invitation

- to reject / to turn down an invitation

- to convey an invitation

 

3. a stay

 

4. a counterpart , ,

- an envoy

- a negotiator

- a mediator (to play a mediation role between)

- a representative

- a spokesman -

- an aide

- an adviser

- an official

- an ambassador (British Ambassador to Moscow )

 

5. a visit

- the itinerary for a visit

- an (un)official visit ()

- a working visit

- a three-day visit

- a weeklong visit

- a return visit

- a visit of good will

- to arrive in (a place) for a visit

- to be on a visit to a country

- to be in (a place) on a visit ()

- to pay (make) a visit

- to kick off / start a visit

 

6. to leave for home

 

7. talks (negotiations)

- talks on the Middle East

- in the course of the talks ()

- on the agenda of talks

- formal talks

- informal talks

- one-on-one talks

- closed-doors talks

- lengthy talks

- prospective talks

- bilateral talks

- trilateral / tripartite talks

- multilateral / multiparty talks

- summit(top-level, high-level talks)

- emergency talks /

- direct talks

- preliminary talks

- fruitful talks

- fruitless talks

- to set up talks /

- to attend / take part in talks

- to hold (have, carry out) talks

- to restart (resume, revive, rekindle) talks

- to pull out (walk out) of talks

- to adjourn / postpone talks

- to suspend talks

- to halt talks

- to cancel talks

- to freeze talks / to put negotiations on ice

- to imperil talks

- to accelerate talks

- to call a new round of talks

- the talks face pitfalls and hurdles

- the talks failed / collapsed / broke down

- the outcome of talks

 

8. relations / ties / links /

- to establish diplomatic relations

- to break off / sever relations

- severance of diplomatic relations

- to improve strained / tense relations

- to develop relations

- to normalize relations

- to reset relations

- to reorder relations (across all spheres) ( )

- to restore diplomatic relations

- to have a cold spell in relations

- to sour / worsen / deteriorate relations

- to aggravate relations

- to exacerbate relations

 

9. to welcome ()

- he was welcomed by ()

- to give smb. a warm welcome -

- to get a warm welcome

 

10. cordial ,

- cordiality ,

- in an atmosphere of cordiality

- in a friendly /amiable atmosphere

- in a hostile / tense atmosphere

 

11. to be accompanied by

 

12. to exchange ()

- to exchange opinions (views) on () ()

- a frank exchange of views /

- to exchange visits

 

13. to attach great importance to

- to accord significance to

 

14. an issue

- disputable / contentious / moot / controversial

- topical / key / acute / crucial ,

- urgent

- primordial (pivotal)

- current

- an issue of mutual interest ,

 

15. a matter /

- regional and international matters

- a matter of dispute

 

 





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