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Across 5. Do something quickly and without hesitation, even if it’s painful or difficult. "Let’s _____ and have the difficult conversation we’ve been avoiding." (IDIOM) 6. Happening very rarely. "I only see my old college friends _____". (IDIOM) 7. Make decisions as you go along, without a plan. "I don’t know what time the concert starts, so I’ll just ____ and show up when I can." (IDIOM) 8. Feeling ill or unwell. "I’m feeling ___ today. I think I’m coming down with a cold." (IDIOM) 10. the smile _____ his face a boyish charm (PAST TENSE) 11. an idea or term considered apart from some material basis or object. "_____ concepts such as love or beauty" (ADJECTIVE) 13. In work, he _______ a different person. (PRESENT TENSE) 17. to go away from someone or something, for a short time or permanently. "We ____" (PRESENT TENSE) 19. I ___ every morning to stay fit. (PRESENT TENSE) 20. In the same difficult or challenging situation as someone else. "We’re all struggling to make ends meet. We’re ____." (IDIOM)

Down 1. I ___ goodbye to my friends before leaving to go home. (PAST TENSE) 2. Understand the hidden or implied meaning of something. "I think there’s more going on than what she’s saying. I need to ____." (IDIOM) 3. No one has ever _______ me in a game of pool. (PAST PARTICIPLE) 4. Postpone a meeting or event to a later time. "I’m too busy to go to the concert tonight. Can I ____ and go another time?" (IDIOM) 9. someone who organises and manages any enterprise, especially one involving considerable risk. "the music _______ pulled back from financing a screenplay Hopper had written" (NOUN) 12. past tense of rise. 14. past tense of be. 15. "a new era had ____" (PAST PARTICIPLE) 16. uneven in texture/violent, difficult in behaviour. "they had to carry the victim across the ____, stony ground" (ADJECTIVE) 18. to talk to somebody about something; to have a conversation with somebody. "The President refused to ____ to reporters. (VERB))