Across
- 4. approval or good wishes
- 6. the top layer of the earth in which plants grow
- 7. the physical and mental capacity that allows you to do something continuously for a long time
- 8. the act of spending time, money, or effort on something in the hope of obtaining a reward
- 10. to increase as much as possible
- 13. a system of government, especially one that is harsh
- 15. referred to in another way
- 19. to think seriously about a future action
- 20. to suddenly move forward or downward into something
- 21. to lift something to a higher position
- 23. a plan to achieve a particular purpose or solve a particular problem
- 24. very difficult and tiring
- 25. relating to the most basic and important parts of something
- 28. to force something on someone
- 30. to surround something with something else
- 32. the rate at which something is produced, in relation to the time, money, and effort needed to produce it
- 38. based on clear thought and reason
- 40. not proud or arrogant; modest
- 41. happening one after another
- 43. to form a good combination
- 44. to examine something carefully
- 45. to enter something and pass or spread through it
- 47. to make someone suffer something unpleasant
- 50. an opinion about something that influences how you deal with it
- 52. continuing to do something despite challenges
- 54. to try to deal with something or someone
- 55. to destroy something or cause something to fail
- 56. a new thing or a new method of doing something
- 58. a large and important organization
- 61. insufficient for a particular purpose
- 62. an activity that has strict rules
- 63. to go up
- 64. to do well
Down
- 1. a situation in which you become involved in and try to change something
- 2. to fall or drop straight down at high speed
- 3. an idea about what members of a specific group are like
- 5. refers to the beginning of a process or situation
- 6. to kill an animal as part of a religious ritual
- 9. a passage that water or other liquids flow along
- 11. a system used to achieve something or deal with a problem
- 12. the end of something
- 14. the special equipment or tools needed for a particular activity
- 16. a number that is a lot higher or lower than other numbers that represent facts or measurements
- 17. an organized plan for doing something
- 18. a possible future effect or result
- 22. someone who enters another country by force
- 26. to keep or continue to have something
- 27. to spread something in different directions over a wide area
- 29. happening after something else in time
- 31. relating to the countryside
- 32. the speed at which something moves
- 33. the factors that shape a personal relationship
- 34. being responsible for something
- 35. to take action or make changes based on official decisions
- 36. a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply
- 37. to make up or form something
- 39. the probability of something happening
- 42. in every part of something
- 45. to try to achieve something
- 46. relating to something that is intended to damage or destroy a government or political system
- 47. the quality of being clever, original, and inventive
- 48. the state of being unstable
- 49. to see the difference between two things
- 51. not real or not made of natural things
- 53. relating to emotions rather than reason
- 57. an opinion that everyone in a group agrees with or accepts
- 59. sensitive; fragile
- 60. exactly what is being said and nothing more