(1) Giving birth to a child is both painful and joyful...
(2) A wedding is a joyful celebration of love.
(3) We're a very joyful people; we're very musical people and we love music.

(1) a conventional plot about love and marriage
(2) The book is well organized in terms of plot.
(3) She bought a small plot of land to build a house on.

(1) What's the meaning of this word?
(2) Words often have several meanings.
(3) ‘Honesty ’? He doesn't know the meaning of the word !

(1) European civilization was the first to impose itself across the whole world.
(2) Everyone imposes on Dave's good nature.
(3) ‘You must stay for lunch. ’ ‘Well, thanks, but I don't want to impose… ’

(1) Give the toilet a flush.
(2) in the first flush of youth/enthusiasm/romance
(3) Make sure the paving stones are flush with the lawn.

(1) I hadn't bargained on them being here.
(2) I didn't bargain on finding them here as well.
(3) When he agreed to answer a few questions, he got more than he bargained for (= he got more questions, or more difficult ones, than he had expected) .

(1) She lives in a very fashionable part of London.
(2) fashionably dressed
(3) His wife was blonde and fashionably thin.

(1) He lost a lot of money on the horses (= by gambling on races) .
(2) a horse and cart
(3) He mounted his horse and rode off.

(1) a weather chart
(2) a sales chart (= showing the level of a company's sales)
(3) a naval chart

(1) a shopping/sports/leisure/community centre
(2) the centre for Policy Studies
(3) Children like to be the centre of attention .

(1) Japanese managers are very skillful in easing out undesirable employees.
(2) Soon they became very skillful in answering such questions.
(3) Shan Meilin is dense , the skillful crag grows thickly, pleasant weather.

(1) See you later.
(2) I met her again three years later.
(3) His father died later that year.

(1) a long search for the murder weapon
(2) Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building.
(3) She went into the kitchen in search of (= looking for) a drink.

(1) essential proteins and vitamins
(2) protein deficiency
(3) Peas, beans and lentils are a good source of vegetable protein.

(1) We offer free technical support for those buying our software.
(2) a technical education
(3) technical drawing (= especially taught as a school subject)

(1) A typewriter in which the characters are situated on a type cylinder.
(2) A: Did you get me a typewriter ribbon?
(3) She is pecking away at the keys of a typewriter.

(1) They are now reaping the rewards of all their hard work.
(2) You'll soon begin to reap the benefits of being fitter...
(3) We are not in this to reap immense financial rewards.

(1) She closely resembles her sister.
(2) So many hotels resemble each other.
(3) The plant resembles grass in appearance.

(1) a pale complexion
(2) pale with fear
(3) to go/turn pale

(1) She left by plane for Berlin.
(2) a plane crash
(3) I caught the next plane to Dublin.

(1) slippery like a fish
(2) In places the path can be wet and slippery.
(3) His hand was slippery with sweat.

(1) Go inside the house.
(2) inside the box was a gold watch.
(3) For years we had little knowledge of what life was like inside China.

(1) Your hair needs a good comb.
(2) Don't forget to comb your hair!
(3) Her hair was neatly combed back.

(1) a black dog with a white patch on its back
(2) a bald patch on the top of his head
(3) damp patches on the wall

(1) mercury, the solar system innermost planet, never strays far from the sun.
(2) At present, caustic soda childbirth has baffle law, mercury law and ionic membrane law.
(3) mercury in Gemini is helpful for getting your across at work.

(1) We were badly bitten by mosquitoes.
(2) She was bitten by the family dog.
(3) Stop biting your nails!

(1) to suck the juice from an orange
(2) She was noisily sucking up milk through a straw.
(3) She sucked on a mint.

(1) The book isn't, in all honesty, as good as I expected.
(2) His honesty is not in question.
(3) She answered all my questions with her usual honesty.

(1) I have a very good visual memory.
(2) the visual arts
(3) The building makes a tremendous visual impact.

(1) Seven minus three is four (7 – 3 = 4).
(2) the former Soviet Union, minus the Baltic republics and Georgia
(3) It was minus ten.

(1) peasant farmers
(2) ...the peasants in the Peruvian highlands...
(3) Chinese peasants farm their own plots.

(1) a game of chance/skill
(2) (North Amercian English)We're going to the ball game (= baseball game) .
(3) card games

(1) Mark, you've got a good wife. You ought to take care of her...
(2) The people who already own a bit of money or land ought to have a voice in saying where it goes...
(3) You don't have to be alone with him and I don't think you ought to be...

(1) As soon as I receive payment I will express the book to you.
(2) an express bus/coach/train
(3) express delivery services

(1) his history tutor
(2) He was my personal tutor at university.
(3) She's in my tutor group at school.

(1) navigation systems
(2) an expert in navigation
(3) the right of navigation through international waters

(1) Which way is east?
(2) A gale was blowing from the east.
(3) a town to the east of (= further east than) Chicago

(1) the chief cause/problem/reason
(2) one of the President's chief rivals
(3) the chief Education Officer

(1) proud parents
(2) the proud owner of a new car
(3) Your achievements are something to be proud of .

(1) I've lent the car to a friend.
(2) Can you lend me your car this evening?
(3) Has he returned that book you lent him?