(1) The committee unanimously approved the plan.
(2) The course is approved by the Department for Education.
(3) She doesn't approve of me leaving school this year.

(1) If you have trouble doing this, you'd better start mastering the art of delegation.

(1) soap and water
(2) a bar/piece of soap
(3) soap bubbles

(1) As I see it, we have two options…
(2) There are various options open to you.
(3) Going to college was not an option for me.

(1) His invention was not commercially successful.
(2) The product is not yet commercially available.
(3) Their more recent music is far too commercial.

(1) Do you think she's telling the truth ?
(2) We are determined to get at (= discover) the truth.
(3) The truth (of the matter) is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.

(1) by the age of two most children have begun to communicate verbally.
(2) by the age of sixteen he was the junior lightweight champion of Poland.
(3) by the age of seven he could write beautifully.

(1) a company that builds and hosts e-commerce sites
(2) to host a dinner
(3) Germany hosted the World Cup finals.

(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) payment in instalments/in advance/by cheque/in cash
(2) There will be a penalty for late payment of bills.
(3) a cash payment

(1) a relevant suggestion/question/point
(2) These comments are not directly relevant to this enquiry.
(3) Do you have the relevant experience?

(1) There is worldwide concern about the destruction of the rainforests.
(2) There is a concern about replenish-ment of the population.
(3) The Prime Minister swept aside concern about the rising cost of mortgages.

(1) ...the classic '70s TV sitcom 'Rising Damp'.
(2) Q : Quite different to life on a sitcom then ?
(3) This sitcom is produced in cooperation with Hong Kong TV.

(1) It is reasonable to assume that he knew beforehand that this would happen.
(2) Be reasonable! We can't work late every night.
(3) Any reasonable person would have done exactly as you did.

(1) critics attacked the youth and inexperience of his staff.
(2) She was crucified by the critics for her performance.
(3) His critics maintain that he's responsible for many of Algeria's ills.

(1) The dampness of the forest did not agree with him physically.
(2) You look great, Brian. The Bahamas certainly agree with you.
(3) In his heart he knew they'd agree with his stand.

(1) an elected assembly/leader/representative
(2) the newly elected government
(3) She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate.

(1) people on high/low incomes
(2) a weekly disposable income (= the money that you have left to spend after tax, etc.) of £200
(3) a rise in national income

(1) They get paid for it. Not much. Just a little.
(2) It's the small fry who are usually the last to get paid.
(3) I get paid monthly.

(1) There were 21 votes for and 17 against the motion, with 2 abstentions.
(2) The motion was passed by 6 votes to 3.
(3) The chairperson has the casting/deciding vote .

(1) She refuses to face reality .
(2) You're out of touch with reality.
(3) The reality is that there is not enough money to pay for this project.

(1) manual labour (= work using your hands)
(2) The price will include the labour and materials.
(3) The company wants to keep down labour costs .

(1) a general knowledge quiz
(2) Results The average score for general knowledge about drug abuse anduse was only 5.89.
(3) Candidates who a general knowledge of economics and a self motivated personality will be most suitable.

(1) She guested on several chat shows while visiting Britain.
(2) ‘Do you mind if I use the phone? ’ ‘Be my guest. ’
(3) a guest speaker

(1) Be careful not to confuse quantity with quality.
(2) His comments only served to confuse the issue further.
(3) People often confuse me and my twin sister.

(1) a period of consultation/mourning/uncertainty
(2) The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period/a period of two years.
(3) This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year.

(1) Jerky word is to be short of calcium likely.
(2) Dot disposition is stubborn compare muddy, what vitamin be short of?
(3) be short of human resource and training organization in this channel, etc.

(1) to perform an experiment/a miracle/a ceremony
(2) She performs an important role in our organization.
(3) This operation has never been performed in this country.

(1) an annual salary of $40 000
(2) a 9% salary increase
(3) She's on a salary of £24 000.

(1) The performance starts at seven.
(2) an evening performance
(3) a performance of Ravel's String Quartet

(1) If you have let yourself go, you should consider doing something about it for the sake of your health.
(2) Harp would consider doing this line of work full - time , professionally.

(1) Jim tried to figure out the cost.
(2) Instead of getting all riled up about this , we should try to figure out what to do.
(3) Please figure out the total cost.

(1) We should develop the students'ability to analyse and solve problems.
(2) 'Alcohol doesn't solve problems,'she stated flatly.
(3) Mathematicians can solve problems with two variables.

(1) ‘In fact, ’ he continued, ‘I'd like to congratulate you. ’
(2) Please continue─I didn't mean to interrupt.
(3) The story will be continued in our next issue.

(1) a pirate ship
(2) a pirate edition
(3) software pirates

(1) San Lu brand, after all and so on our own, like the children at home.
(2) There are stone Wuyang, seamen and so on a number of kiosks on tourist attractions.
(3) Best suitable for stitching tents, seat cushions , horse gears, and gunnysacks, cars seaming and so on.

(1) The more recent conifer plantations cannot yet compare with the old woodlands.
(2) How does your new house compare with your old one?
(3) Few can equal [ compare with ] her in manual dexterity.

(1) Because of creep, rigidity and the axial displacement of PTFE expansion joint relate to the time.
(2) Cutting costs is not easy: the bulk relate to promises already made.
(3) relate to acute angle circular functions.

(1) The whole point was to made us less inhibited , and in my case it certainly worded.
(2) How does your suspect get in my case?
(3) Are morning people born or made? in my case it was definitely made.

(1) He died in a nursing home at the age of 87.
(2) He started piano lessons at the age of 7.
(3) He'd dropped out of high school at the age of 16.