Across
- 3. to break suddenly into many small brittle pieces, or cause sth. to break in this way
- 4. complete and achieved very easily;very severe;criticizing someone or something very severely
- 6. to climb somewhere using your feet and hands; to move somewhere quickly and in a way that is not graceful;to hurry or try very hard to get something, often competing with other people
- 10. to deliberately destroy a building;to destroy a building or other structure by accident;to have a bad effect on someone's feelings, or to spoil their plans
- 11. to cause a lot of damage to a place;to hit someone or something many times, for example with your fistsclosed hands
- 13. to cover something or someone with a liquid, especially water or fuel;to make a fire stop burning by pouring water over it
- 16. to suddenly shake, because you suddenly feel cold or frightened;to shake violently several times
- 18. an explosion, especially one caused by a bomb;a strong current of air, wind, heat, etc.
- 20. to break something into very small pieces, or to be broken into very small pieces;(stone or brick) parts of it fall off because it is very old or damaged
- 21. fairly large in amount, size, range, etc.
- 22. rude and unfriendly;a gruff voice has a rough low sound
- 24. to move somewhere very slowly and gradually, or to make something do this;to gradually become greater or smaller in amount or number
- 26. much larger, stronger, more important, etc. than anything else in a situation
Down
- 1. to tie something firmly to something else, or to tie two things together firmly using a rope;to criticize someone severely or angrily
- 2. a border along the side of a road, often covered with grass
- 4. a way of acting in or dealing with a particular situation
- 5. a large area of land, usually longer than it is wide;a large number of people or things or a large area of something
- 7. left or caught in a place and unable to leave
- 8. to throw a flat stone across the surface of water so that it jumps several times before sinking
- 9. to be completely destroyed by breaking into lots of very small pieces, for example as the result of an explosion
- 12. (feelings) get stronger over a period of time;to prepare for and begin an activity or event;to get on a horse;to go up stairs, or to climb up somewhere;to attach something firmly in a particular place or position
- 14. to push someone or something with force;to move something, or to put it somewhere, quickly and carelessly
- 15. to look very carefully, especially because something is difficult to see
- 17. a sudden loud noise caused by a gun or an explosion
- 19. (clouds) to move quickly
- 23. to throw something carelessly or with a lot of force;to move your body or part of your body quickly, and with a lot of force;to quickly open a door, window, or curtain
- 25. always careful to do things in a thorough and organized way; done in a thorough and organized way
- 26. obvious and easy to see; used about the feelings or qualities that someone seems to have but may not really have
- 27. to hit someone with a whip;to defeat someone thoroughly