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2. A place or building where a service is organized and provided or a special type of work is done
3. The act of protecting sb or sth from attack, criticism, etc
5. A person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital
7. A country, when you are thinking about its economic system
11. A thing that is used for transporting people or goods from one place to another, such as a car or lorry or truck
12. A newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or profession
13. An advantage that sth gives you; a helpful and useful effect that sth has
14. A main road for travelling long distances, especially one connecting and going through cities and towns

1. An illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection
4. A continuous decrease in the number, value, quality, etc. of sth
6. The movement of ships, trains, aircraft, etc. along a particular route
8. The situation in which sth happens and that helps you to understand it
9. The result or effect of an action or event
10. The standard of sth when it is compared to other things like it; how good or bad sth is