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2. To make or become less in strength (The plane will not take off until the storm has _____)
4. Openly declared or admitted (The government's _____ aim is to reduce unemployment)
7. Wanting to fight or argue (The ______ rebels wouldn't give in)
8. A characteristic or quality that belongs to someone or something (Your sense of direction is a great _____)
9. Making decisions for yourself independently (You are capable of _____ thought)
10. to surround someone or someplace (The fortress was _____ by the British Army during the war)
12. To make shorter (United Kingdom is commonly _____ to UK)

1. To make up for something that you have done wrong (You must ___ for your crimes)
3. Helpful, kind and generous (Mike gave a very ____ gift to the school)
5. Terrible or bad acting (The acting in that film was ____)
6. A little confused (He had a ____ look on his face)
7. Kind; not likely to cause death (He's a ____ old man; The good news is the tumour is _____)
9. To give up position or authority (The king had to _____ his throne after the revolution)
11. To stop doing something (We had to ____ the mnatch because of the storm)
13. To prevent something bad from happening (You managed to ___ that crisis)