The Book Thief Crossword

An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.
Poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object.
Reach a climax or point of highest development.
Feeling or expressing pensive sadness.
Warn or reprimand someone firmly.
Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
(of a substance) Easily evaporated at normal temperatures.
(especially of a person or their clothes) Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
A subdivision of an army, typically consisting of a small number of infantry battalions and/or other units and often forming part of a division.
Make (a person or area) poor.
Exclusion from a society or group
Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
Pleasantly calm or peaceful.
Serving or intended to preempt or forestall something, especially to prevent attack by disabling the enemy.
An act of assessing something or someone.