to look over / to go over / to read over/ to check over

to look over: to examine, to inspect closely (also: to go over, to read over, to check over) (S)

Go over is different from the other forms because it is not separable.

• I want to look my homework over again before I give it to the teacher.
• The politician went over his speech before the important presentation.
• You should never sign any legal paper without checking it over first.

To come up with

To come up with : to find, to discover

• After worrying for days, I finally came up with a solution to my problem.
• Even though Kwan doesn't have a job, He always comes up with enough money to pay his bills.
• Before coming up with my decisions, I always take my time talking the matter over with my mom.

Come up: Happen, usually unexpectedly

• Something has come up and I have to go home quickly!

Come up with: Find an idea/a plan/a solution/enough of sth, usually to solve a problem

• I need to come up with some plan to double my income.
• I don't have any idea how he comes up with enough money to pay all his bills
• U have to come up with something to improve your confidence for talking with the recruiters.

few and far between

few and far between: not frequent, unusual, rare

• The time that our children get to stay up late are few and far between.
• Airplane travel is very safe because accidents are few and far between.

to get to

to get to: to be able to do something special; to arrive at a place, such as home, work, etc. 

for the second definition, do not use the preposition to with the words home or there

• The children got to stay up late and watch a good movie for the family.
• I missed the bus and couldn't get to the office until ten o'clock.
• When are you planning to get home tonight?

out of order

out of order: not in working condition

• The elevator was out of order, so we had to walk to the tenth floor of the building.
• We couldn't use the soft drink machine because it was out of order.

to make friends

to make friends: to become friendly with others

• Patricia is a shy girl and doesn't make friends easily.
• During the cruise Ronald made friends with almost everyone on the ship.

to count on

to count on: to trust someone in time of need (also: to depend on)

• I can count on my parents to help me in an emergency.
• Don't depend on Frank to lend you any money; he doesn't have any.

Reckless

Reckless (adj)

not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions:

• He was accused of causing death by reckless driving.
• a reckless disregard for safety
• He ran into the burning house with reckless abandon (=without caring about the danger).

—recklessly adverb

—recklessness noun

Murder

Murder (n.)

the crime of deliberately killing someone

• On the night the murder was committed, he was out of the country.
• The man accused of her murder will appear in court today.

Smuggle

Smuggle (v.)

to take something or someone illegally from one country to another

smuggle something across something

• The guns were smuggled across the border.

smuggle something into/out of/from something

• Illegal immigrants are smuggled into the country by boat.

(informal) to take something or someone secretly to a place where they are not allowed to be

smuggle something into something

• He smuggled his notes into the exam.