(1) Except for the sharp clicking of Chueh - hsin's abacus counters, all was still.
(2) The abacus is the ancestor of the modern computer.
(3) She can reckon rapidly on the abacus.

(1) the North/South divide
(2) the divide between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland
(3) The issue has divided the government.

(1) the civil/criminal courts
(2) Her lawyer made a statement outside the court.
(3) She will appear in court tomorrow.

(1) salty food
(2) salty sea air
(3) [不可数名词]She could taste the saltiness of her tears.

(1) to remain silent/standing/seated/motionless
(2) Train fares are likely to remain unchanged.
(3) It remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning.

(1) two scoops of mashed potato
(2) I got the inside scoop on his new girlfriend.
(3) She scooped ice cream into their bowls.

(1) A smell of bread drifted from some distant bakery.
(2) You can walk to the bakery to buy donuts!
(3) Miguel: Then what about the girl in the bakery?

(1) The work was done according to her instructions.
(2) Everything went according to plan .
(3) The salary will be fixed according to qualifications and experience.

(1) She was actively looking for a job.
(2) That child has a very active imagination.
(3) What is the active ingredient in aspirin?

(1) adjustable seat belts
(2) The height of the bicycle seat is adjustable.
(3) The bags have adjustable shoulder straps...

(1) the area where the market was anciently held (= in ancient times)
(2) an ancient oak tree
(3) ancient monuments

(1) Try this tasty dish for supper with a crispy salad.
(2) crispy fried noodles. I love them.
(3) Dining off crispy chicken , Kentucky Fried Chicken, or Daokou braised chicken, what's the difference?

(1) He knocked three times and waited.
(2) Somebody was knocking on the window.
(3) Be careful you don't knock your head on this low beam.

(1) Eating in East berlin used to be a hazardous and joyless experience.
(2) Within Germany, the city of berlin lay in ruins.
(3) London's musical life might become as exciting as berlin's.

(1) a pleasant climate/evening/place
(2) What a pleasant surprise!
(3) to live in pleasant surroundings

(1) a rose bush
(2) holly bushes
(3) Trees and bushes grew down to the water's edge.

(1) Most domestic freezers operate at below –18˚C.
(2) Solar panels can only operate in sunlight.
(3) (figurative)Some people can only operate well under pressure.

(1) She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank.
(2) He rose through the ranks to become managing director.
(3) He eventually rose to the rank of captain...

(1) Don't shoot─I surrender.
(2) troops shooting at the enemy
(3) a serious shooting incident

(1) She let the news slip by mistake , in an unguarded moment.
(2) I locked him in by mistake.
(3) She sprayed hair spray in her eye by mistake.

(1) a pair of binoculars
(2) We looked at the birds through binoculars.
(3) He enjoyed to take his binoculars into the woods and go birding.

(1) Stop throwing stones at the window!
(2) She threw the ball up and caught it again.
(3) He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall...

(1) Teenage conceptions have risen steadily in the last ten years.
(2) Their membership seems to have risen to something over 10,000.
(3) The proportion of women in the profession had risen to 17.3%.

(1) a pair of slippers
(2) Princess Bnn : At midnight, I'll turn into a pumpkin and drive away in my glass slipper.
(3) A soft leather slipper traditionally worn by native Americans.

(1) new equipment for the sports club
(2) The equipment of the photographic studio was expensive.
(3) a useful piece of equipment for the kitchen

(1) She sprinkled sugar over the strawberries.
(2) She sprinkled the strawberries with sugar.
(3) sprinkle chocolate on top of the cake.

(1) But Nets also needs Luopeizi this to snatch the backboard and the defense in his position.
(2) Jackson also is concerned about Portland's ability to go to the offensive backboard.
(3) He collapsed a backboard support in his first NBA appearance on television, delaying the game 45 minutes.

(1) sour apples
(2) a sour flavour
(3) to turn/go sour

(1) Keep your options open and everything will fall into place.
(2) It's a trap too many people fall into.
(3) The problems generally fall into two categories.

(1) The money saved could be used for more deserving causes.
(2) These optical fibres may be used for new sorts of telephony.
(3) The money will be used for the estate's upkeep.

(1) He watched the smoke rise from his cigarette...
(2) The powdery dust rose in a cloud around him.
(3) Luther rose slowly from the chair...

(1) a shopping basket
(2) a picnic basket
(3) a clothes/laundry basket (= in which dirty clothes are put before being washed)

(1) It cost me a lot of money to knock into shape.
(2) I was so hurried as to knock into my teacher.
(3) Stop! you will knock into the tree.

(1) The child is developing normally.
(2) The place has rapidly developed from a small fishing community into a thriving tourist resort.
(3) She developed the company from nothing.

(1) He dived below the surface of the water.
(2) Please do not write below this line.
(3) Skirts will be worn below (= long enough to cover) the knee.

(1) lemon tea
(2) a gin and tonic with ice and lemon
(3) Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the fish.

(1) The chef mashed some potatoes to alone with the steak.
(2) Our chef has promised a few surprises.
(3) The restaurant sells a cookery book, writen by the chef.

(1) the increasing popularity of cycling
(2) to win/lose popularity with the students
(3) Her novels have gained in popularity over recent years.

(1) (formal)It will not have escaped your notice that there have been some major changes in the company.
(2) Don't take any notice of what you read in the papers.
(3) Take no notice of what he says.

(1) an increase in worldwide sales
(2) The story has attracted worldwide attention.
(3) We have 2 000 members worldwide.