(1) (British English)to take a decision (= to decide)
(2) to make a decision (= to decide)
(3) We need a decision on this by next week.

(1) to have a rehearsal
(2) We only had six days of rehearsal.
(3) Our new production of ‘Hamlet ’ is currently in rehearsal .

(1) Choose whichever brand you prefer.
(2) Pensions should be increased annually in line with earnings or prices, whichever is the higher.
(3) whichever of you gets here first will get the prize.

(1) The bridge is a triumph of modern engineering.
(2) a degree in engineering
(3) ...the design and engineering of aircraft and space vehicles.

(1) The team has been weakened by injury.
(2) The new evidence weakens the case against her.
(3) His authority is steadily weakening.

(1) hand/eye movements
(2) She observed the gentle movement of his chest as he breathed.
(3) Loose clothing gives you greater freedom of movement.

(1) (sport 体)a left back/wing
(2) a left hook
(3) Fewer people write with their left hand than with their right.

(1) a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain
(2) The hill appeared as a black mass in the distance.
(3) The sky was full of dark masses of clouds.

(1) Please, mister, can we have our ball back?
(2) Look, mister, we know our job, so don't try to tell us what to do.
(3) He styled himself " mister Clean ".

(1) to be sold into slavery
(2) the abolition of slavery
(3) My people have survived 400 years of slavery.

(1) She spent a year in jail.
(2) He has been released from jail.
(3) a ten-year jail sentence

(1) unusually high levels of radiation
(2) an unusually cold winter
(3) unusually for him, he wore a tie.

(1) a tremendous explosion
(2) A tremendous amount of work has gone into the project.
(3) It was a tremendous experience.

(1) to laugh loudly/aloud/out loud
(2) You never laugh at my jokes!
(3) The show was hilarious─I couldn't stop laughing.

(1) a concert hall/pianist
(2) They're in concert at Wembley Arena.
(3) a concert of music by Bach

(1) the faculty of sight
(2) She retained her mental faculties (= the ability to think and understand) until the day she died.
(3) to be in full possession of your faculties (= be able to speak, hear, see, understand, etc.)

(1) butter, margarine, and oily fish are all good sources of vitamin D.
(2) Blend the butter with the sugar and beat until light and creamy.
(3) As a hangover from rationing, they mixed butter and margarine.

(1) Can you drive?
(2) Don't drive so fast!
(3) I drove to work this morning.

(1) a treasure chest
(2) broad-chested
(3) a medicine chest

(1) Freezing isn't a bad way of preserving food...
(2) Another way of making new friends is to go to an evening class...
(3) She smiled in a friendly way...

(1) a glorious trip to Rome
(2) They had three weeks of glorious sunshine.
(3) a glorious sunset

(1) fleet of foot
(2) fleet-footed
(3) the company's new fleet of vans

(1) Jack collapsed in agony on the floor.
(2) It was agony not knowing where the children were.
(3) She waited in an agony of suspense.

(1) Her words impressed themselves on my memory.
(2) He impressed on us the need for immediate action.
(3) It impressed me that she remembered my name.

(1) We had to carry the piano up three flights of stairs .
(2) The children ran up/down the stairs .
(3) at the bottom/top of the stairs

(1) Three riders (= people riding horses) were approaching.
(2) horses and their riders
(3) She's an experienced rider.

(1) The audience was becoming restless.
(2) After five years in the job, he was beginning to feel restless.
(3) a restless night

(1) The telephone rang and Pat answered it.
(2) You can reserve seats over the telephone .
(3) I need to make a telephone call .

(1) I've looked everywhere.
(2) He follows me everywhere.
(3) We'll have to eat here─ everywhere else is full.

(1) He finally won his freedom after twenty years in jail.
(2) freedom from fear/pain/hunger, etc.
(3) I was given the freedom of the whole house.

(1) a newly qualified doctor
(2) a newly created job
(3) a newly independent republic

(1) Lucilla often asks her sisters to retell the story...
(2) It is a tale which has often been retold within West Indian literature.
(3) I'll ask two students to retell the dialog . You should use your own words.

(1) The dog stood listening, its ears cocked.
(2) to cock a snook at authority
(3) I really cocked that exam up!

(1) She has been reliable and punctual.
(2) a punctual start at 9 o'clock
(3) They always pay punctually.

(1) The hills were shrouded in mist .
(2) Early morning mist patches will soon clear.
(3) The origins of the story are lost in the mists of time (= forgotten because it happened such a long time ago) .

(1) Her eyes widened in surprise.
(2) Here the stream widens into a river.
(3) They may have to widen the road to cope with the increase in traffic.

(1) They're not married, actually.
(2) actually, I'll be a bit late home.
(3) actually, I'm busy at the moment─can I call you back?

(1) a piece of furniture
(2) garden/office, etc. furniture
(3) We need to buy some new furniture.

(1) the depths of the ocean
(2) People were swimming in the ocean despite the hurricane warning.
(3) The plane hit the ocean several miles offshore.

(1) The film studio is being accused of cashing in on the singer's death.
(2) to pay for sth cash down
(3) I'm constantly strapped for cash (= without enough money) .