Across
- 3. A ____ is a long thin piece of material such as leather or rope, fastened to a stiff handle. It is used for hitting people or animals.
- 6. When you ________ your fist or your fist _________, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
- 7. If you say that something _________s or is _________d of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members.
- 9. If a liquid sloshes around or if you ________ it around, it moves around in different directions.
- 12. if something ________ a sound, it makes it quieter and more difficult to hear.
- 13. A _________ is a loose piece of clothing made of the same material as towels. You wear it before or after you have a bath or a swim.
- 14. A ____ attempt or action is one that fails to achieve what was intended.
- 15. f you _________ yourself or your problems to someone, you tell them about something which you have been secretly worrying about.
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- 1. If you are ________ed by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
- 2. If you _______ to do something, you do it, often after doing something else first.
- 4. If you describe a person's action as _____________ or a ______________, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally.
- 5. If you describe something as a ________, you are criticizing it because it repeats old ideas, facts, or themes, though some things have been changed to make it appear new.
- 8. If you _______ something, especially something that is difficult to get, you obtain it.
- 10. If you _______ at something, you look at it with your eyes partly closed.
- 11. If you ______ something, you force it to remain in a particular position by holding it there tightly or by fixing something next to it to prevent it from moving.