Across
- 2. used to say that someone is strong, brave, determined, and difficult to defeat or frighten
- 3. a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained
- 5. losing strength or purpose and stopping, or almost stopping
- 8. a coal mine and all the buildings, machines, etc. connected with it
- 10. the empty space to the side of the text on a page, sometimes separated from the rest of the page by a vertical line
- 11. to bend the top half of the body forward and down
- 14. in a way that is without hope
- 15. (especially of a bird) to make a short high sound or sounds
- 17. likely to kill another person; making somebody likely to kill another person
- 19. suddenly and unexpectedly without any warning
- 24. of excellent quality; very great
- 26. a large flat sea creature that lives in a shell, some types of which can be eaten either cooked or uncooked, and other types of which produce pearls (= small round white precious stones)
- 28. to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed
- 29. a building in which nuns (= members of a female religious order) live
- 30. the quality of being true, honest, or accurate
- 31. the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening:
- 33. a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something:
- 35. to tell someone that you disapprove of their bad or silly behaviour
- 37. a fence made from a series of vertical metal posts, or one of these posts
- 39. to give or to be a good reason for
- 42. weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed
- 43. the process that takes place when somebody sees or hears something that causes them to have exciting new ideas or makes them want to create something, especially in art, music or literature
- 45. a part of a piece of furniture such as a desk, used for keeping things in. It is like a box in shape and has a handle on the front for pulling it out.
- 46. someone who has an unnaturally strong wish for power and control, or thinks that they are much more important and powerful than they really are
- 47. (of time) to go past
- 48. the fact that bubbles of gas are produced or exist in a liquid, or the bubbles themselves
- 49. to keep information for the future, by writing it down or storing it on a computer
- 50. a brave, exciting or interesting act
- 51. happening or being done at exactly the same time
Down
- 1. to express what somebody has said or written using different words, especially in order to make it easier to understand
- 4. in a way that is not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided
- 6. to steal goods violently from a place, especially during a war
- 7. the distance from one side to another
- 9. a business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates
- 12. to prevent something from being seen or heard
- 13. small, loose pieces of wool or other soft material, or the down (= soft new hairs) on a young animal
- 16. to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed
- 18. If something that you need is lacking, you do not have enough of it
- 20. humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion
- 21. a female god
- 22. a private place or room where someone is never interrupted
- 23. something that has not been experienced before and so is interesting
- 25. to refuse to accept somebody’s help, attempts to be friendly, etc.
- 27. feeling worried or nervous
- 32. clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way
- 34. that can be reached, entered, used, seen, etc.
- 36. very beautiful and delicate
- 38. impossible, or very difficult, to believe
- 40. arguing and complaining a lot
- 41. inside or contained within something else
- 44. (of air) with little oxygen