Word Bank A) act as if B) audacity C) beyond D) compromise E) contrary F) earth G) greet H) in no way I) justify K) seldom L) short time N) tradition O) usual In many Spanish-speaking countries — but (1) _____ all — a man will hold a woman’s elbows and (2) _____to kiss first one cheek and then the other. In France this might well happen three or even more times. Among the Fur people of the Sudan, in Africa, it was always the (3) _____ in the past, when a man met a woman he knew, they would walk (4) _____ each other without looking at each other’s faces, and put one knee on the (5) _____ , then, looking in (6) _____directions, say at least four greetings, such as “Peace be with you, how’s your health, are you well, God be with you.’’ They might then speak to each other normally for a (7) _____ , giving each other news about their families and so on, but still looking in opposite directions, before going their different ways, saying “Go in peace, Bless you,’’ etc. In India, greetings will vary, but a (8) _____ one is to put the palm of one of your hands against the other one, with the fingers together, and pointing upwards.