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Across 1. Many of my workmates who vigorously _________ my accomplishment came to congratulate me in the end. 3. His staff consider him bossy and __________ ; he expects them to accept what he says without arguing 4. The performance was conducted by violin ________Vanessa Mae. 6. Stop using _________ arguments to prove something that can never be proven. 7. Storms at sea __________ the rescue team's progress. 8. Annoyed by his unfriendly jokes, Anita gave a _________ silent laugh.

Down 1. Kept in large properties, German Shepherds are an effective __________ against burglars. 2. After six weeks of radiotherapy, the physician noticed no ________ of the cancerous cells in the patient's left lung. 4. Markets these days are so _________ ; you can never expect tomorrow's economic condition. 5. After her son's death, she was ________ and almost melancholic.