Across
- 2. (adj) a husband or wife that is not now living with the person they are married to
- 3. (noun) the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died
- 5. (adj) a bitter divorce that usually occurs where one spouse has treated the other spouse so badly that reconciliation is not possible at all
- 6. a talk or discussion in which two people talk honestly and in a serious way about their feelings (goes with talk/chat)
- 8. (2 words) members of your family such as parents, siblings, children, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, grandparents or grandchildren
- 10. (3 words) to have a friendly relationship with somebody
- 11. (2 words) a person you feel so close to that you think you'll be friends forever
- 15. (phrasal verb) to earn enough money to support your family
- 18. (phrasal verb) to have so many problems that it is no longer possible (for a relationship) to exist or function
- 20. (phrasal verb) to look after and influence a child until he or she is grown up (SYN: raise)
- 23. (2 words) encouragement that you give by expressing approval or interest, rather than by giving practical help
- 25. (2 words) a person whom you know but who is not a particularly close friend
- 28. a sexual relationship between two people, usually when one or both of them are already in a relationship with somebody else
- 29. (2 words) a family that consists of father, mother and children, when it is thought of as a unit in society
- 31. (2 words) used for emphasizing that you do not know the person at all
- 33. (2 words) your closest relations, such as your parents, children, husband, or wife
- 34. (adj) a relationship that is involving a lot of anger and arguments
- 35. (3 words) a number of close friends who usually do things together as a group
- 36. (adj) love that is complete and not limited in any way
- 37. (2 words) a family unit that includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. in addition to parents and children
Down
- 1. (2 words) a family in which the parents are divorced or separated
- 3. (adj) friendly, but formal and polite
- 4. (2 words) a man who has decided he will never marry
- 7. (adj) without enough food, education, and all the things that are necessary for people to live a happy and comfortable life (collocates with family, childhood, area)
- 9. (5 words) to last for a long time
- 12. (3 words) to have your first baby
- 13. (3 words) baby is expected to arrive
- 14. (4 words) to cause problems for someone or to make a situation difficult
- 16. to create a relationship with a lot of hard work, hoping that it will be strong or lasting
- 17. (adj) affectionate but not sexual relationship
- 19. (adj) a friendly and peaceful relationship
- 21. (phrasal verb) to end a relationship
- 22. (3 words) to start an independent life in one’s own flat or house
- 24. (2 words) members of your family who are not closely related to you such as great-aunts, cousins or second cousins
- 25. a person that you trust and who you talk to about private or secret things (goes with close/trusted)
- 26. (4 words) misunderstand, misinterpret, especially so as to take offence
- 27. (adj) a group of people (usually family or community) where they all help and support each other
- 30. (adj) a family in which conflict, misbehaviour, and often child neglect or abuse on the part of individual parents occur continuously and regularly; unhappy, not working in a healthy way
- 32. (adj) involving immoral or dishonest behaviour (collocates with details/business/affair/story, etc.)