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Across: 3. (with sth) thinking and/or worrying continuously about sth so that you do not pay attention to other thing 5. ~ (in sth) | ~ (in doing sth) the ability to do sth well 6. (of people) having a close and friendly relationship 2 private and personal, often in a sexual way 3 (of a place or situation) encouraging close, friendly relationships, sometimes of a sexual nature 4 (of knowledge) very detailed and thorough: 5 (of a link between things) very close 7. a word or phrase used in an imaginative way to describe sb/sth else, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful 10. 1 to care for and protect sb/sth while they are growing and developing: 2 to help sb/sth to develop and be successful 3 to have a feeling, an idea, a plan, etc. for a long time and encourage it to develop noun [U] (formal) care, encouragement and support given to sb/sth while they are growing 12. a general word for a small piece of equipment, often one that does sth in a new and clever way 13. [oftenpassive] to stop sth from being done or used especially by lawSYNFORBID2 to make sth impossible to doSYNPREVENT 15. always thinking of other people's wishes and feelings; careful not to hurt or upset others SYNTHOUGHTFUL 18. 1[U] a state of peaceful existence and agreement2[U,C] (music) the way in which different notes that are played or sung together combine to make a pleasing sound3[C,U] a pleasing combination of related things 19. 1(formal) a particular way of doing sth; a particular type of sth2the way in which a piece of equipment is set to perform a particular task3[sing.] (informal) a particular way of feeling or behaving4[usuallysing.] a particular style or fashion in clothes, art, etc5(technical) a particular arrangement of notes in music for example the musical SCALE system 20. 1used to describe feelings that two or more people have for each other equally, or actions that affect two or more people equally2[onlybeforenoun] shared by two or more people 21. 1[C] an impressive thing that is done or achieved after a lot of work2[C,U] a skill or special ability3[U] (formal) the successful completing of sth 22. a small tool or device that does sth useful 23. 1to do or achieve what was hoped for or expected2to do or have what is required or necessary3to have a particular role or purpose

Down: 1. a medical condition in which sb partly or completely loses their memory 2. 1the freedom for a country, a region or an organization to govern itself independently2the ability to act and make decisions without being controlled by anyone else 4. 1[C] an image in a mirror, on a shiny surface, on water, etc2[U] the action or process of sending back light, heat, sound, etc. from a surface3[C] a sign that shows the state or nature of sth4[U] careful thought about sth, sometimes over a long period of time5[C,usually pl.] your written or spoken thoughts about a particular subject or topic6[C] an account or a description of sth 5. (often used in negative sentences) (formal) to understand sth fully 8. 1[C] a set of clothes that you wear together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose2[C+sing./pl.v.] (informal) a group of people working together as an organization, business, team, etc3[C] a set of equipment that you need for a particular purposeverb (-tt-) [VN] [oftenpassive] ~ sth/sb (with sth) (especially AmE) to provide sb/sth with equipment or clothes for a special purpose 9. ~ (about sth) to imagine that you are doing sth that you would like to do, or that sth that you would like to happen is happening, even though this is very unlikely 11. [VN] to do sth to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effects of sth 14. 1[notusuallybeforenoun] ~ (about sth) (of a person) easily upset or offendedSYNSENSITIVE2[usuallybeforenoun] (of a subject) that may upset or offend people and should therefore be dealt with carefully 16. 1to help sth to happen or develop2~ sth (as sth) to help sell a product, service, etc. or make it more popular by advertising it or offering it at a special price 3~ sb (from sth) (to sth) [oftenpassive] to move sb to a higher rank or more senior jobOPPDEMOTE4~ sth (from sth) (to sth) to move a sports team from playing with one group of teams to playing in a better groupOPPRELEGATE 17. 1~ sth (from sb) | ~ (sb) (for sth) (formal) to ask sb for sth, such as support, money, or information; to try to get sth or persuade sb to do sth2(of a prostitute) to offer to have sex with people in return for money