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<word defn="Distantly he _____ the report of another gun. I've _____ about this sort of thing before." wf="HEARD" en="HEARD" x="9" y="1" direction="down"/>
<word defn="Most of his characters were mere ___________. The two stars have become crude ___________ of themselves." wf="CARICATURES" en="CARICATURES" x="3" y="2" direction="down"/>
<word defn="An electronic ____ could be implanted in his brain. This notebook uses a ____ designed for mobile computing." wf="CHIP" en="CHIP" x="3" y="2" direction="across"/>
<word defn="Maybe she could just _____ what I needed. Sandra could almost _____ the tension in the air." wf="SENSE" en="SENSE" x="8" y="2" direction="across"/>
<word defn="I did a ____ with my brother. The football managers agreed on ____ deals involving their star players." wf="SWAP" en="SWAP" x="11" y="2" direction="down"/>
<word defn="All aboard were in grave _____ of drowning. We face the immediate _____ of being bought out by another company." wf="PERIL" en="PERIL" x="1" y="4" direction="across"/>
<word defn="The celebrations ______ well into the next week. The effort began in November and ______ through February." wf="LASTED" en="LASTED" x="5" y="4" direction="down"/>
<word defn="After two drinks I was feeling comfortably ____. His fingers were beginning to go ____." wf="NUMB" en="NUMB" x="7" y="4" direction="down"/>
<word defn="I'd say it was pretty ______ to be upset if your house burned down. It started out as a perfectly ______ day." wf="NORMAL" en="NORMAL" x="7" y="4" direction="across"/>
<word defn="The team has raised substantial ____ for local charities. You will have to go to court to recover these ____." wf="SUMS" en="SUMS" x="5" y="6" direction="across"/>
<word defn="The ship came in under ____ and anchored near us. The white canvas ____ hung limply against the mast." wf="SAIL" en="SAIL" x="8" y="6" direction="down"/>
<word defn="The last ____ ran through Glasgow in September 1962. There is easy access to the city by ____." wf="TRAM" en="TRAM" x="10" y="6" direction="down"/>
<word defn="Employees are trained to show ____ and patience with difficult customers. The incident should have been handled with more ____ by the police." wf="TACT" en="TACT" x="2" y="7" direction="across"/>
<word defn="I felt the gun ______ at my head. The price of oil had fallen to $16 per ______." wf="BARREL" en="BARREL" x="7" y="7" direction="across"/>
<word defn="I gave the table a good _____. The horses stood near a patch of _____." wf="SCRUB" en="SCRUB" x="1" y="8" direction="down"/>
<word defn="The college offers the Higher National _______ in computer studies. _______ holders have a far better chance of employment than those with no qualification." wf="DIPLOMA" en="DIPLOMA" x="5" y="9" direction="across"/>
<word defn="He could sink a ____ faster than anyone else I knew. He stood me a ____ in the pub after work." wf="PINT" en="PINT" x="7" y="9" direction="down"/>
<word defn="Lank or naturally ____ hair is often difficult to care for. The surface is rough and slightly ____." wf="OILY" en="OILY" x="9" y="9" direction="down"/>
<word defn="This herb has a variety of ____. Water was reserved for drinking or medicinal ____." wf="USES" en="USES" x="1" y="11" direction="across"/>
<word defn="They taught conversational _______ to a group of Japanese students. You'd have no trouble understanding his point if he'd written the article in plain _______!" wf="ENGLISH" en="ENGLISH" x="6" y="11" direction="across"/>
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