(1) by the time he's twenty he'll know everyone worth knowing in Washington.
(2) The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
(3) Scott was obviously inebriated by the time the dessert was served.

(1) a piece of metal
(2) a metal pipe/bar/box
(3) The frame is made of metal.

(1) the legend of Robin Hood
(2) the heroes of Greek legend
(3) legend has it that the lake was formed by the tears of a god.

(1) The boat heeled over in the strong wind.
(2) News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures.
(3) He fled from the stadium with the police at his heels.

(1) ...cancer of the colon.
(2) Objective To review operative experiences of colon interposition for caustic stricture of esophagus.
(3) The rectum and sigmoid colon are at the bottom extending to the right.

(1) You can modify this emoticon by changing the information below.
(2) An emoticon is a textual portrayal of a writer's mood or facial expression.
(3) Provide the information requested below to create and add your emoticon.

(1) What's the abbreviation for ‘Saint ’?
(2) The postal abbreviation for Kansas is KS.
(3) EVA is the abbreviation for Economic Value Added.

(1) I'm always broke by the end of the month.
(2) During the recession thousands of small businesses went broke (= had to stop doing business) .
(3) flat/stony broke (= completely broke)

(1) The health and safety officer will guide you through the safety procedures.
(2) He was always guided by his religious beliefs.
(3) We were guided around the museums.

(1) They are in direct contact with the hijackers.
(2) His death was a direct result of your action.
(3) We are looking for somebody with direct experience of this type of work.

(1) How many retirees are there to change a light bulb?
(2) The light bulb in the bathroom burned out.
(3) A 100 watt light bulb designed for outdoor use can also provide warmth.

(1) Take the escalator on your right.
(2) Manage complete jig in escalator factory, and compile operation manual and maintenance instruction about jig.
(3) Go downstairs through Exit B; turn around and take the escalator downstairs.

(1) Jenny and Andy are having a cup of coffee at a cafe?
(2) A sort of electric drill ran through the cafe.
(3) We often meet each other in the cafe.

(1) The city is a mixture of old and new buildings.
(2) We listened to the news with a mixture of surprise and horror.
(3) cake mixture

(1) (figurative)Robert was always the class clown (= he did silly things to make the other students laugh) .
(2) What do those clowns in the government think they are doing?
(3) Bruno clowned and won affection everywhere.

(1) switzerland isn't all cow bells and yodelling, you know.
(2) Two men answer-ing the description of the suspects tried to enter switzerland.
(3) From 1879 to 1888 he wandered about Germany, switzerland, and Italy.

(1) It's a local custom .
(2) It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.
(3) It was her custom to rise early.

(1) Reheat the soup in the microwave.
(2) microwave cookery/meals
(3) microwaveable meals

(1) Daddy called and asked me to drop by his office.
(2) She and Danny will drop by later.
(3) I'll drop by on my way home if I have time.

(1) Grow lettuces under plastic stretched over wire hoops.
(2) croquet hoops
(3) Let's shoot some hoops.

(1) Don't ask me about it─that's her department.
(2) the English department
(3) the children's department (= in a large store)

(1) The microwave oven was a discovered by accident by war hero and scientist Percy Spencer.
(2) Percy LeBaron Spencer is the man who invented the microwave oven.
(3) The new generation of microwave oven is popular for its remarkaBle energy saving.

(1) She jabbed him with her elbow.
(2) He's fractured his elbow.
(3) The jacket was worn at the elbows.

(1) They stood in silence with their heads bowed.
(2) The pines bowed in the wind.
(3) She bowed her head in shame.

(1) a block of text in a document
(2) (British English)The theatre gives discounts for block bookings (= a large number of tickets bought at the same time) .
(3) The three-hour class is divided into four blocks of 45 minutes each.

(1) Sliding down my water slide.
(2) Jack: You got it! Come on! Let's try water slide one more time!
(3) Kuzco : Boo - yah ! Welcome to Kuzcotopia, my ultimate summer getaway complete with water slide.

(1) Are you absolutely certain about this?
(2) I'm not certain who was there.
(3) To my certain knowledge he was somewhere else at the time (= I am sure about it) .

(1) They haven't formally announced their engagement yet.
(2) The government yesterday announced to the media plans to create a million new jobs.
(3) (figurative)A ring at the doorbell announced Jack's arrival.

(1) a wooden box
(2) The actor playing the father was too wooden.
(3) She speaks her lines very woodenly.

(1) Too many uncomfortable thoughts were crowding in on her.
(2) Photographers were crowding around outside.
(3) Memories crowded his mind.

(1) The actors were still in costume and make-up.
(2) She has four costume changes during the play.
(3) He went to the party in a giant chicken costume.

(1) a slice of apple pie
(2) Help yourself to some more pie.
(3) a pie dish

(1) In the heat of the argument he said a lot of things he regretted later.
(2) In the heat of the moment she forgot what she wanted to say (= because she was so angry or excited) .
(3) The chairman tried to take the heat out of the situation (= to make people calmer) .

(1) Their car broke down.
(2) Talks with business leaders broke down last night...
(3) Paola's marriage broke down.

(1) The play was embarrassingly bad.
(2) The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government.
(3) It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.

(1) a factory that produces microchips
(2) The region produces over 50% of the country's wheat.
(3) Our cat produced kittens last week.

(1) Cognate in common use is considered phonetic loan characters, which include substitute of homophone.
(2) In the process of studying English, it is likely to confuse homograph, homonym, and homophone.
(3) It is an introductory to the rhyme , the pronunciation and homophone in Ziyang Town.