Read the definitions carefully and select the correct words.
1. help, such as money or food, given by an organization or government to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation
2. a warning to be ready for possible danger
3. weapons used for fighting wars
4. to suddenly dismiss someone from their job
5. to support someone or something, especially by giving them money or using your influence
6. support or help, especially with money
7. to try to do, get or achieve something
8. an explosion, or the very strong movement of air that it causes
9. an action or event that causes difficulty or sadness for someone
10. to increase or improve something and make it more successful
11. to stop doing something or stop happening
12. an agreement to stop fighting for a period of time, especially so that a more permanent agreement can be made
13. the most important person, or one of the most important people, in a company or organization – used especially in job titles and in news reports
14. to prove that someone is not guilty of something
15. a secret plan made by two or more people to do something that is harmful or illegal
16. an agreement or arrangement, especially in business or politics, that helps both sides involved
17. to prevent something bad that someone is planning to do
18. to give or be given permission to start doing something
19. the act of killing wild animals for food or sport
20. to take someone somewhere illegally by force, often in order to get money for returning them
21. a person who takes somebody away illegally and keeps them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money or something else for returning them
22. a politician who is in charge of a government department, in Britain and some other countries
23. a request that is urgent or full of emotion
24. to make a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something
25. to make a secret plan to harm a person or organization, especially a political leader or government
26. to ask questions in order to find things out, especially things that other people do not want you to know
27. an amount of money that is paid to free someone who is held as a prisoner
28. to decide that something is not possible or suitable
29. the second and higher part of Parliament in Britain
30. to strongly suggest that someone does something
31. to make a serious promise to yourself or someone else
32. to damage something such as a building or vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired