(1) Civil war could come if the country breaks up...
(2) There was a danger of the ship breaking up completely...
(3) My girlfriend had broken up with me...

(1) Don't let yon dog nod off.
(2) The judge appeared to nod off yesterday while a witness was being cross-examined.
(3) I was about to nod off when she knocked the door.

(1) If the answer is "yes", then we must decide on an appropriate course of action.
(2) A Registered Osteopath will be pleased to tell you his scale of fees before you decide on a consultation.
(3) To avoid extra expense and mess later on, try to decide on fittings before the plastering's finished.

(1) push down the dollar price rising to become the main force.
(2) When miners sell forward their production, they help push down prices.
(3) To elevate the chair, you just push down, like this.

(1) eat up your lunch.
(2) eat up your fish and don't be so finicky.
(3) I can't afford the vacation, for it would eat up my savings.

(1) The pilot told the control tower that he'd run into technical trouble.
(2) He has run into trouble in his job.
(3) If I run into anything that might interest you, I'll send it your way.

(1) Daddy called and asked me to drop by his office.
(2) She and Danny will drop by later.
(3) I'll drop by on my way home if I have time.

(1) They do not approve of his method seen the thing.
(2) Of course, the person inside video circle also is not complete approve of to this view.
(3) Her father will never approve of her marrying such a lazy fellow.

(1) You do not need to dress up for dinner...
(2) I just love the fun of dressing up in another era's clothing...
(3) Mother loved to dress me up.

(1) Do wolves belong to the canine species?
(2) He did not belong to his set of friends.
(3) Under federal law, the lands under navigable waters belong to states.

(1) ...the way that building societies deal with complaints...
(2) In dealing with suicidal youngsters, our aims should be clear...
(3) She saw a psychiatrist who used hypnotism to help her deal with her fear...

(1) For a hit show, profits can add up to millions of dollars.
(2) Many small victories add up to a big one.
(3) The three accounts add up to 65,000 yuan.

(1) As the day goes on, the pollen dries up and becomes hard...
(2) Warm breezes from the South dried up the streets.
(3) It would take the ocean about 4,000 years to dry up.

(1) Sometimes we eat out of doors.
(2) We had to eat out all the time. It ended up costing a fortune.
(3) There are those who eat out for a special occasion, or treat themselves.

(1) Draw the plan on a grid.
(2) Do you plan on staying here another year?
(3) Draw up a scale floor plan on squared paper, marking in the door opening and windows.

(1) There was no one nearby who might see him trying to break into the house...
(2) In this country a house is broken into every 24 seconds.
(3) The moment she was out of sight she broke into a run...

(1) He knew one false move would end in death.
(2) There is no end in sight to the struggle for power.
(3) It was sad that his international career should end in such anticlimax.

(1) He'd dropped out of high school at the age of 16...
(2) She dropped out after 20 kilometres with stomach trouble.
(3) She encourages people to keep their jobs rather than dropping out to live in a commune.

(1) The couple always enjoy strolling hand in hand around the park.
(2) He shoved the hand around to stand in front of the block.
(3) Someone's hand around its clump of light.

(1) They were almost completely cut off from the outside world.
(2) The view is cut off by the next building.
(3) The executioner cut off his head at one blow.

(1) Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.--Dale Carnegie
(2) The rate of growth of GNP will depend upon the rate of growth of aggregate demand.
(3) The chemical properties depend upon the electrons on the outside.

(1) If you do yearn for chocolate, try a carob bar instead.
(2) Is it not in the nature of all human beings to yearn for freedom?
(3) Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.

(1) High fever drop back still feels unwell, how should do?
(2) The troops got orders to drop back.
(3) You may feel the canopy start to drop back as it enters a stall.

(1) keep away from the doors while the train is moving.
(2) As long as you can keep away from them, you're safe.
(3) People should keep away from the radioactive waste.

(1) Any shortage could push up grain prices.
(2) Will you help me to push up the window?
(3) push up the window, please.

(1) Futures prices recovered from sharp early declines to end with moderate losses.
(2) You always believe somehow that the world will end with your death.
(3) The test tube is closed at one end with a hydraulic seal.

(1) We shall have to do up the house next spring.
(2) do up these papers and send them to Head Office.
(3) He came and helped me do up my room.

(1) I didn't bargain for John arriving so soon.
(2) I did not bargain for that.
(3) We didn't bargain for all this trouble.

(1) The long-range goal must be to do away with nuclear weapons altogether.
(2) That city has decided to do away with overhead wires.
(3) We are developing nuclear weapons to do away with such weapons.

(1) He is keen to notch up yet another success.
(2) You must notch up a fine victory in the competition.
(3) A standard brand is notch down from premium and a notch up from value.

(1) The dampness of the forest did not agree with him physically.
(2) You look great, Brian. The Bahamas certainly agree with you.
(3) In his heart he knew they'd agree with his stand.

(1) His criticism stuck out a mile to aim at us.
(2) They aim at quality rather than quantity.
(3) I didn't know I was supposed to aim at the same spot all the time.

(1) The result was that the engine ended up at the bottom of the canal...
(2) She fled with her children, moving from neighbour to neighbour and ending up in a friend's cellar.
(3) If you don't know what you want, you might end up getting something you don't want...

(1) Nobody was allowed to eat in the Empress Dowager's presence.
(2) Is there anywhere tolerable to eat in town?
(3) Maybe you shouldn't eat in that restaurant anymore.

(1) Their car broke down.
(2) Talks with business leaders broke down last night...
(3) Paola's marriage broke down.

(1) If the examination shows your company enjoys basically good health, read on.
(2) What books have you read on this subject?
(3) "Why don't you try to read on past page 21," I wheedled and sat down again.

(1) I must have dropped off to sleep...
(2) Just as I was dropping off, a strange thought crossed my mind.
(3) Sales to the British forces are expected to drop off...

(1) These verbs mean to deprive of self - esteem or self - worth .
(2) If found, we will deprive of rights of HL membership.
(3) To deprive of virility or spirit; emasculate.

(1) What do you generally do over the weekend?
(2) If they had it to do over again, would they still invest?
(3) I was reluctant to do over the stitching in the dress.

(1) Meanwhile, Dusty Springfield's new TV series began a run on BBC 1.
(2) The new Metro is designed to run on unleaded fuel.
(3) Black cabs run on diesel.