| A word exactly fitting its context |
le mot juste |
| Actors’ make-up |
GREASEPAINT |
| Argentinian dance form |
TANGO |
| Art genre that is true to life |
REALISM |
| As an example |
for instance |
| Ask (someone) for something |
SOLICIT |
| Australian landmark structure |
sydney harbour bridge |
| Avoiding alcohol |
ABSTINENT |
| Be very impatient to start |
champ at the bit |
| Become less tense |
RELAX |
| Become sore by rubbing |
CHAFE |
| Boxing category |
MIDDLEWEIGHT |
| Busy time in town |
market day |
| Channel for water wheel |
mill run |
| Company’s protected information |
trade secret |
| Deliveries to hotel guests |
room service |
| Disgraced US president |
NIXON |
| Disney’s fawn |
BAMBI |
| Emit (light, etc) |
RADIATE |
| Engage in a struggle |
CONTEND |
| Equipment; clothing |
KIT |
| Feminist movement |
womens lib |
| Folk-inspired form often used by Dvorák |
DUMKA |
| Four-faced solid |
TETRAHEDRON |
| Fungus attacking wood |
dry rot |
| Hair cleanser |
SHAMPOO |
| Hearing organ |
EAR |
| Heraldic authority |
college of arms |
| In front |
AHEAD |
| India’s ‘City of Pearls’ |
HYDERABAD |
