Across
- 1. to accept the authority, control or greater strength of somebody/something; to agree to something because of this
- 5. to try to end a situation between two or more people or groups who disagree by talking to them and trying to find things that everyone can agree on
- 7. an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting for an agreed period of time; the period of time that this lasts
- 9. to try to influence a politician or the government and, for example, persuade them to support or oppose a change in the law
- 11. to speak loudly and angrily in a way that criticizes somebody/something or tries to persuade people to do something
- 16. to officially settle an argument or a disagreement between two people or groups
- 17. to give somebody money or something valuable in order to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest
- 22. to persuade somebody to give you something, or to let you do something, by talking to them in a clever way
- 23. to admit that something is true, logical, etc. after first denying it or resisting it
- 24. a formal agreement between two organizations, countries, etc.
- 26. a written agreement in which a company selling something promises to repair or replace it if there is a problem within a particular period of time
- 27. to agree to a request, proposal, etc.
- 30. to persuade somebody to believe something or do something
- 33. to speak to somebody in order to persuade them to be kind to somebody else or to help settle an argument
- 34. to try hard to persuade somebody to do something
- 35. to make something definite, so that it cannot be changed or argued about
- 36. to go against or refuse to obey a law, an agreement, etc.
- 37. to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it
Down
- 2. to advise or try hard to persuade somebody to do something
- 3. to persuade or trick somebody to go somewhere or to do something by promising them a reward
- 4. to find an acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to each other
- 6. to be no longer legally acceptable because the period of time for which it could be used has ended
- 8. to break a promise, an agreement, etc.
- 10. to persuade or influence somebody to do something
- 12. to persuade somebody/something to go somewhere or to do something, usually by offering them something
- 13. to officially end a law, an agreement, etc.
- 14. to make an agreement officially or legally valid by voting for or signing it
- 15. to stop resisting something/somebody; to agree to do something that you do not want to do
- 18. a condition that must be accepted before an agreement can be made
- 19. a formal agreement between two or more countries
- 20. to work together secretly or illegally in order to trick other people
- 21. to persuade somebody to do something by talking to them in a kind and gentle way
- 25. to finally agree to something after refusing
- 27. to make a deeply felt request, especially for something that is needed immediately
- 28. to discuss something with somebody in order to solve a problem
- 29. to not keep to an agreement or not keep a promise
- 31. to change your opinions, policies, etc. so that they are the same as those of another person, group, etc.
- 32. to promise or legally agree to do something or give somebody something, especially to pay a regular amount of money to somebody/something