(1) He made some inquiries and discovered she had gone to the Continent...
(2) After a brief inquiry about the Christmas holiday, he returned to the subject of music.
(3) This is the most difficult and shocking murder inquiry I have had to open in the last 25 years...

(1) There is no simple remedy for unemployment.
(2) There are a number of possible remedies to this problem.
(3) a herbal remedy

(1) She was captain of the hockey team at school.
(2) The captain gave the order to abandon ship.
(3) captain Lance Price

(1) There are plans to enlarge the recreation area.
(2) Reading will enlarge your vocabulary.
(3) We're going to have this picture enlarged.

(1) a long soak in a hot bath
(2) Please run a bath for me (= fill the bath with water) .
(3) I think I'll have a bath and go to bed.

(1) the state's eventual separation from the federation
(2) the need for a clear separation between Church and State
(3) They were reunited after a separation of more than 20 years.

(1) Food is less expensive in a cafeteria, because you serve yourself.
(2) All employees shall have meal in the cafeteria.
(3) Let's get a bite to eat in the cafeteria.

(1) Always chew food well before swallowing it.
(2) The pills should be swallowed whole.
(3) I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow.

(1) I don't have much contact with my uncle.
(2) There is little contact between the two organizations.
(3) Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college (= do you still see them or speak or write to them) ?

(1) a funeral procession
(2) a torchlight procession
(3) The procession made its way down the hill.

(1) the Yorkshire dialect
(2) They began to speak rapidly in dialect.
(3) In the fifties, many Italians spoke only local dialect...

(1) Let your eyes focus on objects that are further away from you.
(2) It took a few moments for her eyes to focus in the dark.
(3) In this scene, the camera focuses on the actor's face.

(1) The company's aims can be grouped under three main headings.
(2) chapter headings
(3) ...helpful chapter headings.

(1) At last they were able to feel secure about the future.
(2) She finished the match, secure in the knowledge that she was through to the next round.
(3) a secure job/income

(1) farm/factory/office workers
(2) rescue/aid/research workers
(3) temporary/part-time/casual workers

(1) eastern Spain
(2) eastern Europe
(3) the eastern slopes of the mountain

(1) bathe the wound and apply a clean dressing.
(2) Have you bathed the baby yet?
(3) I bathe every day.

(1) an adequate supply of hot water
(2) The room was small but adequate.
(3) The space available is not adequate for our needs.

(1) You seem happy.
(2) Do whatever seems best to you.
(3) He seems a nice man.

(1) to join the scouts
(2) Both my brothers were scouts.
(3) a scout troop

(1) overseas development/markets/trade
(2) overseas students/visitors
(3) to live/work/go overseas

(1) This knife needs sharpening.
(2) The outline of the trees sharpened as it grew lighter.
(3) The sea air sharpened our appetites.

(1) ...an over-protective mother who keeps haring off to ring the babysitter.
(2) As we were walking across the fields, we started a hare.
(3) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.

(1) The painting is insured for $1 million.
(2) Luckily he had insured himself against long-term illness.
(3) (figurative)Having a lot of children is a way of insuring themselves against loneliness in old age.

(1) He has been late on numerous occasions.
(2) The advantages of this system are too numerous to mention.
(3) Sex crimes were just as numerous as they are today...

(1) to climb up/fall off a ladder
(2) to move up or down the social ladder
(3) the career ladder

(1) the ebb and flow of the tide
(2) The tide is in/out .
(3) Is the tide coming in or going out?

(1) She felt fenced in by domestic routine.
(2) His property is fenced with barbed wire.
(3) He put his hand on the post behind her so that he had her fenced in and could look down on her.

(1) It was her own idea.
(2) I saw it with my own eyes (= I didn't hear about it from somebody else) .
(3) Is the car your own?

(1) "It's not one of my favourite forms of music." — "No."
(2) Michael Fish is my favourite. He's a hoot, a real character.
(3) Atlantic City is the hot favourite to stage the fight.

(1) (humorous)He used some pretty choice (= rude or offensive) language.
(2) If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow.
(3) He had no choice but to leave (= this was the only thing he could do) .

(1) a bird's nest with two eggs in it
(2) a species of bird
(3) The area has a wealth of bird life.

(1) Sulphur can be used to make gunpowder.
(2) Foreign military greatness comes from gunpowder, which was first used by the Chinese.
(3) The long sword in various forms remained an important military weapon until the advent of gunpowder.

(1) a vitamin pill
(2) the contraceptive pill
(3) to be/go on the pill

(1) She's forever going on about how poor they are.
(2) I'll love you forever!
(3) After her death, their lives changed forever.

(1) Innovation is another key part of the canada - China partnership.
(2) On estime que quelque 130 000 personnes d'origine ha ? tienne vivent au canada.
(3) Imprisoned lake, under canada rainstorm, mountain massif landslide mud - rock flow.

(1) Five, four, three, two, one, zero… We have lift-off.
(2) It was ten degrees below zero last night (= –10˚C) .
(3) The thermometer had fallen to zero.

(1) We checked in our luggage and went through to the departure lounge.
(2) We've checked in at the hotel.
(3) ‘Is Mary in the office? ’ ‘Just a moment. I'll go and check. ’

(1) to weld a broken axle
(2) The car has had a new wing welded on.
(3) All the parts of the sculpture have to be welded together.

(1) bacterial infections/growth
(2) Chlorine is added to kill bacteria.
(3) Wash everything thoroughly to avoid contamination with bacteria.