(1) Her speech to party members was not intended for public consumption (= to be heard by the public) .
(2) consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.
(3) the production of fuel for domestic consumption (= to be used in the country where it is produced)

(1) muscle/brain/nerve, etc. tissue
(2) scar tissue
(3) a box of tissues

(1) I could only feel pity for what they were enduring.
(2) a look/feeling/surge of pity
(3) I took pity on her and lent her the money.

(1) She was under arrest on suspicion of murder.
(2) Opposition leaders were put under house arrest (= not allowed to leave their houses) .
(3) He died after suffering a cardiac arrest (= when his heart suddenly stopped) .

(1) His constant joking was beginning to annoy her.
(2) It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you.
(3) It annoys me to see him getting ahead of me.

(1) The Democrats will probably lose control of Congress.
(2) A military junta took control of the country .
(3) The city is in the control of enemy forces.

(1) An aeroplane started for Tokyo yesterday.
(2) He made a model of an aeroplane.
(3) We'll go to Beijing by aeroplane.

(1) Orders had come from on high that extra care was to be taken during this week.
(2) He was too high on drugs and alcohol to remember them.
(3) Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes rather than hours.

(1) He was stabbed to death in a racist attack.
(2) She stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver.
(3) He stabbed his finger angrily at my chest.

(1) impressively organized
(2) impressively high
(3) She was very impressive in the interview.

(1) a movie celebrating the life and work of Martin Luther King
(2) Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate.
(3) We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Florence.

(1) The baby was only a few hours old.
(2) In those days most people left school when they were only fifteen years old.
(3) At thirty years old, he was already earning £40 000 a year.

(1) She likes to walk around in bare feet .
(2) the bare branches of winter trees
(3) a bare mountainside

(1) butterflies and moths
(2) She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives.
(3) She was third in the 200m butterfly (= a swimming race) .

(1) He tied a scarf around his neck.
(2) Giraffes have very long necks.
(3) She craned (= stretched) her neck to get a better view.

(1) There's a parcel and some letters for you.
(2) She was carrying a parcel of books under her arm.
(3) The prisoners were allowed food parcels.

(1) a guide to English pronunciation
(2) There is more than one pronunciation of ‘garage ’.
(3) Your pronunciation is excellent.

(1) the surface of the moon
(2) a moon landing
(3) a crescent moon

(1) When you're old, people treat you like a second-class citizen .
(2) She's Italian by birth but is now an Australian citizen.
(3) British citizens living in other parts of the European Union

(1) The words stood out clearly on the page...
(2) The word 'ginseng' comes from the Chinese word 'ren-shen'.
(3) I was devastated when her words came true...

(1) We can chalk that win up to a lot of luck.
(2) a piece/stick of chalk
(3) drawing diagrams with chalk on the blackboard

(1) to say your prayers
(2) prayers for the sick
(3) He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer .

(1) Familiar with FA procedure and testing standards.
(2) The magician held his wand over the handkerchief and out hopped a rabbit.
(3) He wiped his fingers on his pristine handkerchief.

(1) automation meant the loss of many factory jobs.
(2) He wanted to use computers to automate the process.
(3) Do you think I am an automation?

(1) All rooms have hot and cold water.
(2) Be careful─the plates are hot.
(3) a hot dry summer

(1) a wide river
(2) Sam has a wide mouth.
(3) a jacket with wide lapels

(1) He enjoyed a round of golf on a Sunday morning.
(2) The country club has a golf course.
(3) golf isn't his cup of tea.

(1) installation costs
(2) installation of the new system will take several days.
(3) a heating installation

(1) fluent movements
(2) She's fluent in Polish.
(3) a fluent speaker/reader

(1) My hands were balled into fists.
(2) He sent over a high ball.
(3) They've offered me the job, so the ball's in my court now.

(1) Could you mend my bike for me?
(2) He mended shoes for a living.
(3) They tried to mend their differences.

(1) a tram route
(2) You can get to the beach easily from the centre of town by tram.
(3) Is riding the tram included in the admission fee?

(1) birds looking for worms
(2) The dog has worms.
(3) This apple is full of worms.

(1) a water-saving device
(2) electrical labour-saving devices around the home
(3) A powerful device exploded outside the station.

(1) a bowl of soup
(2) chicken soup
(3) (British English) tinned/packet soups

(1) a chemical element
(2) the chemical industry
(3) chemical reactions/processes

(1) Thousands of people flocked to the beach this weekend.
(2) Huge numbers of birds had flocked together by the lake.
(3) People flocked to hear him speak.

(1) One metre of fabric is sufficient to cover the exterior of an 18-in-diameter hatbox...
(2) Lighting levels should be sufficient for photography without flash...
(3) Discipline is a necessary, but certainly not a sufficient condition for learning to take place.

(1) You can add the fluid to the powder, or, conversely, the powder to the fluid.
(2) In real life, nobody was all bad, nor, conversely, all good.
(3) The conclusion, conversely, help us with our overall comprehension of Chinese apposition.

(1) A parked car was obstructing the highway.
(2) highway patrol officers closed the road.
(3) an interstate highway