| A tax stand |
RANK |
| Appealed earnestly, begged |
ENTREATED |
| Aspirant to be guerilla |
PARTISAN |
| Drain to lowest level |
NADIR |
| Garden plant with large brightly-coloured flowers |
DAHLIA |
| General uproar and confusion |
furore |
| Groom's primary attendant at wedding |
BESTMAN |
| Informal boss or foreman |
GAFFER |
| Intrude or inflict upon |
IMPOSE |
| Know these to be well versed - alphabetically? |
ABCS |
| Less hard, more malleable |
SOFTER |
| Listen in old way |
HEARKEN |
| Look closely at equal |
PEER |
| Major language of Middle East |
ARABIC |
| Make hole in with sharp object |
PIERCE |
| Most ancient Greek god, and a major planet |
URANUS |
| Mourn, grieve |
LAMENT |
| Of Scandinavia, Finland or Iceland |
NORDIC |
