Read the definitions carefully and select the correct words.
1. to try very hard to achieve something that is difficult or dangerous
2. to shout as a way of showing happiness, praise, approval, or support of someone or something
3. to try to stop something bad from happening or getting worse – used especially in news reports
4. to put money into a bank account
5. a serious argument or disagreement
6. to write a plan, letter, report etc that will need to be changed before it is in its finished form
7. a short piece of writing, music etc taken from a particular book, piece of music etc
8. to remove unwanted substances from water, air etc by passing it through a special substance or piece of equipment
9. to be winning a game, competition etc
10. if animals mate, they have sex to produce babies
11. to stop speaking or doing something for a short time before starting again
12. to protect something from direct light
13. to try to take the ball away from an opponent in a game such as football or hockey
14. to deliberately hurt someone in order to force them to give you information, to punish them, or to be cruel
15. to find someone or something that has disappeared by searching for them carefully
16. to search for a person or animal by following the marks they leave behind them on the ground, their smell etc
17. a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another