Family & Personality

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