Across
- 3. someone who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
- 4. famous, important, and respected
- 7. a period of time in history that is known for a particular event, or for particular qualities
- 12. a city in India
- 13. a light with a very bright beam which can be directed at someone or something. Spotlights are often used to light a stage when actors or singers are performing
- 14. to do something better than someone else or be more successful
- 19. to express your disapproval of someone or something, or to talk about their faults
- 20. to say things to make someone or something seem less important or good
- 21. important or interesting enough to be reported in newspapers, on the radio, or on television
- 22. a thick wet substance that is used in beauty or cleaning products
- 23. to make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
- 24. a group of people who refuse to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- 27. an important change in which the usual way of thinking or doing something is replaced by another way of thinking or doing something
- 29. wifi
- 32. the residents of Chaoyang District
- 33. someone who knows a lot about a particular subject, and who writes about it or discusses it on the television or radio
- 35. stock price
- 37. if a company or government has a monopoly of a business or political activity, it has complete control of it so that other organizations cannot compete with it
- 38. one of the long thin parts of a sea creature such as an octopus which it uses for holding things
- 40. the practice of having more than one husband or wife at the same time
Down
- 1. very shocking and immoral
- 2. a pipe or passage through which water, gas, a set of electric wires etc passes
- 4. someone who has seen something such as a crime happen, and is able to describe it afterwards
- 5. a manager in an organization or company who helps make important decisions
- 6. company
- 8. someone whose job is to think about something carefully in order to understand it, and often to advise other people about it
- 9. important
- 10. Cuisine
- 11. seller
- 15. a long narrow piece of paper, cloth etc
- 16. the custom of being married to only one husband or wife
- 17. the way in which someone performs a play, a piece of music etc and shows what they think and feel about it
- 18. original information
- 20. destroy
- 25. at the same time
- 26. a period of time between two dates or events
- 28. although
- 30. someone who uses violence such as bombing, shooting etc to obtain political demands
- 31. when goods are supplied to shops and companies for them to sell
- 32. something such as a book or an article that explains or discusses a book, poem, idea etc
- 34. opponent
- 36. to suddenly let a strong force, feeling etc have its full effect
- 39. in the middle