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