Across
- 1. large in size, value, or importance (Para C)
- 2. to combine two or more things in order to become more effective (Para C)
- 6. having a lot of ideas and enthusiasm (para B)
- 7. to give someone official authority or the freedom to do something (para B)
- 8. a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people (Para C)
- 12. to disagree with something that someone says (Para C)
- 13. despite having to deal with a difficult situation or problem (para A, phrase)
- 15. extremely important or urgent (Para C)
- 17. a close connection joining two or more people (Para C)
- 18. old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society (Para A)
Down
- 1. to avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems (Para B, idiom)
- 3. no longer new or fresh, usually as a result of being kept for too long (Para B)
- 4. including a wide variety of people, things etc (Para D)
- 5. the quality of being very interested and eager, or wanting something very much (Para C)
- 9. soon to be replaced by someone or something else (Para D, phrase)
- 10. to make someone stronger (para A, phr verb)
- 11. no longer useful, because something newer and better has been invented (Para C)
- 14. to join with another person or organization in a business activity (Para D, phr verb)
- 16. a method or way of expressing something (Para C)