(1) These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.
(2) We have had to adapt quickly to the new system.
(3) A large organization can be slow to adapt to change.

(1) I spilt your coffee. Sorry─that was clumsy of me.
(2) His clumsy fingers couldn't untie the knot.
(3) She made a clumsy attempt to apologize.

(1) the country's first freely elected president
(2) EU citizens can now travel freely between member states.
(3) When the gate is raised, the water can flow freely.

(1) Puccini's operas
(2) to go to the opera
(3) an opera singer

(1) ‘He ate it with mustard. ’ ‘Oh, gross! ’
(2) gross behaviour
(3) She's not just fat, she's positively gross!

(1) a broken window/plate
(2) a broken leg/arm
(3) pieces of broken glass

(1) The dogs continued to paw and claw frantically at the chain mesh.
(2) It has three pairs of legs, each ending in a large claw.
(3) The Chancellor will try to claw back £3.5 billion in next year's Budget.

(1) heavy/light industry
(2) the needs of British industry
(3) She got a job in industry .

(1) an item/article of clothing
(2) protective clothing
(3) the high cost of food and clothing

(1) [不可数名词]to find true happiness
(2) That wasn't the happiest choice of words.
(3) He is in the happy position of never having to worry about money.

(1) a box of matches
(2) to strike a match (= to make it burn)
(3) to put a match to sth (= set fire to sth)

(1) It's the kind of book that keeps you guessing right to the end.
(2) guess who I've just seen!
(3) guess what! He's asked me out!

(1) a bus/train/ambulance/taxi driver
(2) She climbed into the driver's seat.
(3) (British English)a learner driver (= one who has not yet passed a driving test)

(1) You can't enforce cooperation between the players.
(2) A gambling debt is not legally enforceable.
(3) [不可数名词]strict enforcement of regulations

(1) The typhoon sank a ferry, drowning over 200 people.
(2) A typhoon is now approaching Hong Kong.
(3) The typhoon uprooted numerous trees.

(1) Don't forget to bring your books with you.
(2) She brought her boyfriend to the party.
(3) bring a present for Helen.

(1) the chambers of the heart
(2) the rocket's combustion chamber
(3) the chamber of a gun (= the part that holds the bullets)

(1) ...an exclusively male domain...
(2) Instruction in these subjects in undergraduate classes is almost exclusively by lecture.
(3) What increase rate can contend exclusively to it is rich media and video advertisement.

(1) When you watch him in training, you realise that this lad is the business.
(2) Thousands of firms could go out of business.
(3) We are not in the business of subsidising scroungers.

(1) The club has moved its meeting to Saturday, january 22nd.
(2) He arrived on january 9, disheveled and much the worse for wear.
(3) The company closed down operations and began liquidating its assets in january.

(1) She stirred her tea.
(2) The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot.
(3) stir in the milk until the sauce thickens.

(1) They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding.
(2) Neil did not mean to offend anybody with his joke .
(3) A TV interviewer must be careful not to offend.

(1) He was kicked and punched as he lay on the ground.
(2) She punched him on the nose.
(3) He was punching the air in triumph.

(1) We'll get a breath of fresh air at lunchtime.
(2) Hold your breath and count to ten.
(3) His breath smelt of garlic.

(1) one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years
(2) They waited and waited for something exciting to happen.
(3) an exciting prospect/possibility

(1) It'll do you good to take a rest...
(2) A few bombs can do a lot of damage...
(3) Well, what are you going to do about it?...

(1) (British English)What platform does it go from?
(2) (British English)The train now standing at platform 1 is for Leeds.
(3) Coming onto the platform now is tonight's conductor, Jane Glover.

(1) She's on the management committee.
(2) The committee has/have decided to close the restaurant.
(3) a committee member/a member of the committee

(1) departing from her usual routine, she took the bus to work.
(2) Flights for Rome depart from Terminal 3.
(3) She waited until the last of the guests had departed.

(1) Can I make a suggestion ?
(2) Do you have any suggestions ?
(3) I'd like to hear your suggestions for ways of raising money.

(1) It happened─whether by accident or design ─that the two of them were left alone after all the others had gone.
(2) The tiles come in a huge range of colours and designs.
(3) a course in art and design

(1) woollen/cotton cloth
(2) bandages made from strips of cloth
(3) the cloth industry/trade

(1) ...the low garden wall that separated the front garden from next door...
(2) She put it down on the low table...
(3) He bumped his head on the low beams...

(1) It's extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party.
(2) What an extraordinary thing to say!
(3) an extraordinary achievement

(1) She laid the baby down gently on the bed.
(2) He laid a hand on my arm.
(3) The horse laid back its ears.

(1) He can be a real honey when he wants to be.
(2) Have you seen my keys, honey?
(3) honey, I don't really think that's a good idea.

(1) She usually sings in the shower.
(2) I just can't sing in tune!
(3) He was singing softly to the baby.

(1) Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings.
(2) Quick march! (= the order to start marching)
(3) They marched 20 miles to reach the capital.

(1) ...a leg of mutton.
(2) ...mutton stew.
(3) Full name Lee ge grasping mutton, are Qinshui snacks in a wonderful work.

(1) five years of steady economic growth
(2) a steady decline in numbers
(3) We are making slow but steady progress.