Verbs

3. to have a pause or rest during a formal meeting or trial
6. to tell someone officially that they have done something wrong; tell off someone
8. to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe
9. to reach or succeed in getting something
11. to persuade someone not to take a particular course of action7
13. to investigate and solve or explain something complicated or puzzling
14. to think that something is less or lower than it really is, or that someone is less strong or less effective
15. to be the most important or the greatest in number

1. o catch or become ill with a disease
2. to slow something down or prevent an activity from making progress at its previous rate
4. to become progressively worse
5. to be or go before something or someone in time or space
7. to make someone feel ashamed or lose respect for himself or herself
10. to move up or climb something
12. to be a sign that something important, and often good, is starting to happen