Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. impossible to understand or measure; “many unusual creatures inhabit the __________ depths of the ocean”.
  2. 7. an important event in the development or history of something or in someone’s life; “moving out of his parents’ home was a real __________ in his life”.
  3. 8. to move suddenly in an uncontrolled way, or in a way that is not regular or normal, especially making sudden movements backwards or forwards or from side to side; “the tree __________ back and forth in the strong wind”.
  4. 10. thick skin where a wound has healed; “the only sign of the operation was a thin line of __________ __________ across his stomach”.
  5. 12. to move quickly or suddenly; “the robber __________ed into an alley when he saw the police coming”.
  6. 13. to wash the throat with a soothing liquid by letting the liquid lie in the throat and breathing out against it.
  7. 15. if you __________ something, you remove the liquid from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to flow away.
Down
  1. 1. a short, low sound that an anime or person makes; “tennis spectators are asked to be absolutely quiet, yet have to listen to noisy __________s from players”.
  2. 2. your exact position; “the road system was so complicated we had to stop to get our __________ several times”.
  3. 3. not completely trusting or certain (adv.); “she looked at the dog __________, afraid it might jump”.
  4. 5. an illness, usually not serious or dangerous; “hygiene skills and knowledge about how to manage minor __________s are no longer passed from one generation to the next”.
  5. 6. dirty; “after the camping we felt __________”.
  6. 9. weak or unable to think clearly or walk correctly, usually because of tiredness or illness; “I felt a bit __________ for a couple of days after the operation”.
  7. 11. a place where two pieces of material are sewn together; “the train station is bursting at the __________s (idiom), good luck finding a place to sit!”.
  8. 14. to discover something or to make certain or something; “the police have so far been unable to __________ the cause of the explosion".