Across
- 2. a pier is a platform reaching out to sea that can be used as a landing place for ships.
- 5. to ~a body of water, you measure its depth. To ~a house, you connect all of its pipes.
- 7. overwhelm means “give a person too much of something.”
- 8. to pester someone is to annoyingly nag them about something.
- 9. A sponsor provides support for someone or something, typically by supplying cash.
- 10. remove the guts of; empty completely; destroy the inside of
- 12. a similarity in appearance. Children usually have a strong resemblance to their biological parents.
- 16. break down, literally or metaphorically；means to fall over, cave in, or totally crumple.
- 17. Sensitive describes something or someone who reacts quickly and strongly.
- 18. when you use peg as a verb, it means to identify someone or something.
- 20. kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
- 21. proceed in line，People normally file to board an airplane.
- 22. an event or happening that you take as sign of something to come.
Down
- 1. the verb destine means to predetermine the way something will end up.
- 3. expel gas from the stomach
- 4. to drop something (or yourself) with a short sound.
- 6. plural form of Millennium. A decade means ten years, a century means a hundred, and ~ means a thousand.
- 9. To summon is to formally call for the presence of someone.
- 11. illegally enter someone's property or overstep your bounds in another way. To trespass also means to commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
- 13. If a friend told you that her family was perfect and they never had any problems, would you believe her? If not, you may be skeptical.
- 14. a prediction, or a magical look into the future.
- 15. the act of competing for the same thing against another person.
- 19. you grip, press, or squeeze it. You might clench your fists when you're angry or clench your teeth when you're worried, for example.