Across
- 4. A transparent, extremely hard precious stone that is used in jewellery, and in industry for cutting hard things
- 5. A person who studies or has a special knowledge of economics
- 9. A fact or event that makes a situation the way it is
- 12. An amount of food given to one person at one time
- 13. To walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction
- 15. A situation or statement that seems impossible or is difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics
- 16. Something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful results
- 17. Necessary for the success or continued existence of something; extremely important
Down
- 1. The things you must have for a satisfactory life
- 2. Something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about
- 3. Using ideas and methods that have never been used before
- 6. The amount of money that can be received for something
- 7. To get something
- 8. Not having the normal amount of water in your body so that you feel ill or weak
- 10. The usefulness of something, especially in a practical way
- 11. Feeling as if you are going to vomit
- 14. An area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants