Across
- 5. escape, run away from a bad situation
- 9. (3 words) The lions couldn't _ _ _ the antelope because the zebras alerted them to the danger.
- 12. (4 words) the possibility to little or no prior warning. You have to be ready to go _ _ _ _.
- 13. perform extremely well. Because of the lacfk of constant interruptions from his boss, he could _ in the MTCP in St-Jean.
- 14. (one hyphenated word: _-_) It makes sense to accept the posting _ _ because I will be able to get a promotion faster.
- 20. (5 words) a possible timeline (in weeks). _ _ _ _ _ residents are allowed to return to their homes after the wildfires.
- 23. (3 words) (fig) make a bad or potentially bad situation worse. The kidnapping of the school children near the horder will _ _ _ of the hostility between the two countries.
- 25. loves, is obsessed with. He's always talking about flying. He's _ _ aviation.
- 26. (3 words) basically, in conclusion
- 27. The snow _ the countryside with 20 cm of fresh powder. It was time for a snowball fight!
- 28. 70 degrees is an _ angle
- 31. quite. between "a little" and "very"
- 33. (5 words) It was innocent and professional at first, but after working late together a few nights, _ _ _ _ _ and now we are a couple.
- 36. (4 words) This job is _ _ _ _. You have all the qualifications and you also get to travel which you want.
- 38. a quantity in relation to another quantity: km/h is your _ of speed. 5 words/day is the _ of new vocab learning.
Down
- 1. I can __ hear you. Can you speak more loudly and more clearly, please?
- 2. (3 words) be useful, practical. Jamie hopes this course will _ _ _ in your careers.
- 3. not enough. His performance was __ and consequently he was not promoted.
- 4. (3 words) The whole electrical grid could _ _ _ if the fire reaches the city.
- 6. a song that gets into your head and you keep singing it
- 7. (3 words) succeed but with some difficulty
- 8. I have been in the military __ 2016.
- 10. roads, telecommunications, health centres, schools etc.
- 11. (3 words) I discovered I was always getting sick when i was flying, so I _ _ _ a transfer to the navy.
- 15. because
- 16. (3 words) (lit) a game where you attempt to hit as many imitation rodents as possible with a hammer; (fig) a situation which is hard to fix permanently because as soon as one problem is fixed, another problem happens
- 17. 100 degrees is an _ angle
- 18. describes a body part that is used for grasping, like a monkey's tail or even our fingers
- 19. the part of your arm where your biceps are
- 21. directly, no deviation. "Go __ to jail. do not pass GO, do not collect $200."
- 22. a 90-degree turn is a _ _
- 24. The winding road is too dangerous, so construction workers will __ it, so that there are fewer curves.
- 29. (lit) the home of bees or wasps; (fig) a very busy place
- 30. a green vegetable that looks like grass
- 32. (lit) a flat stone surface formerly used for writing; (fig) "a clean __" = a new beginning or a perfect situation
- 34. (3 words) consult, check with "I need to _ _ _ my students to see how their assignment is progressing.
- 35. under your shoulder
- 37. (2 words) Many species are _ _ of extinction and many have already become extinct.