| Protect (something) against loss |
INSURE |
| Provider of a loan |
LENDER |
| Sharp increase in intensity |
SPIKE |
| Skin condition |
ECZEMA |
| Slender and elegant |
SVELTE |
| Small bird |
TOMTIT |
| Sudden headlong plunge |
nose dive |
| Time of great danger |
CRISIS |
| University lecturer |
READER |
| Vegetables |
BEANS |
| Very cold |
CHILLY |
| Winter footwear |
SNOWSHOE |