reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
reading aloud; recitation
family structure; family composition; family makeup
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to hand over; to surrender
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
household; home; family; housekeeping
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
removal; dismantling; detaching
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
shopping; purchased goods
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba