Family & Personality

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Across
  1. 1. a plan or list of the places you will visit on a journey
  2. 3. very serious in work and studies
  3. 4. acting on a sudden idea without thinking first
  4. 7. reserved and saying very little
  5. 10. someone who stays away from school without permission
  6. 13. It is hard for children to focus, they always … interruption.
  7. 15. When my dad passed away, my grandfather became a father-… for me.
  8. 16. an angry argument or disagreement
  9. 20. He is a … image of his father – his face, voice and posture is just the same.
  10. 21. the way that your parents care for you and teach you to behave when you are growing up
  11. 22. your relatives by marriage, especially the father and mother of your husband or wife
  12. 23. We had a friendly informal …-together with friends last Sunday.
  13. 25. either careful or showing good judgment
  14. 26. If you indulge his every wish, he will grow into a spoilt … .
  15. 29. lacking self-confidence
  16. 31. She is such a … mother – she pushes her children to high levels of achievement.
  17. 33. good at finding ways of dealing with practical problems
  18. 36. unwilling to change, despite persuasion
  19. 38. Parents’ neglectfulness may … deep psychological wounds on the child.
  20. 40. Blue eyes … in the family – every member has eyes as blue as the sky.
  21. 41. Authoritative parents … firm control on the children but also respond to their wishes with great affection.
  22. 42. Her husband is so laid-back that she has to wear the … in the family.
  23. 43. Gelb was clearly in … of his friend's strength and perseverance.
  24. 44. giving exaggerated expressions of pleasure, praise and gratitude
  25. 46. selfishly promoting one's interests
  26. 48. We need to address this issue …-on, without beating around the bush.
  27. 49. an excess of something
Down
  1. 2. You have to call your extended family more often if you don’t want to fall out of … with them.
  2. 5. Once they've started living together, they are virtually never apart – they live in each other’s … .
  3. 6. I’ll give the matter my … attention.
  4. 8. easily deceived
  5. 9. very talkative
  6. 11. believing that others do not deserve respect
  7. 12. expressing opinions and desires strongly and with confidence
  8. 14. Parental … results in children rebelling against their parents and ending up as juvenile delinquents.
  9. 17. He held her tightly, and his arms started to ... long-dormant memories.
  10. 18. to feed and take care of a child or a plant while it is growing
  11. 19. (adj) describing a family of people who are very closely related to you, such as your parents, children, brothers, and sisters
  12. 24. Her father had always pandered to her every whim.
  13. 27. She takes her sense of humour … her father.
  14. 28. I wish I had a close-… family.
  15. 30. He is a very amenable person, just a … touch – whenever you ask him to do something, he is happy to help.
  16. 32. He is so sensible and practical in all affairs – he is very down to … .
  17. 33. Manuals give much unsolicited advice on how to … children.
  18. 34. quiet and easily controlled
  19. 35. Both Tarantino and Dahl direct and write for the ... youth of today.
  20. 37. lacking in moral principles, ready to do bad things
  21. 39. He felt an occasional ... of guilt for not taking the trouble to visit her.
  22. 45. She never expresses her emotions openly – she is just a cold … .
  23. 47. strong and healthy and able to bear difficult living conditions