(1) our ultimate goal/aim/objective/target
(2) We will accept ultimate responsibility for whatever happens.
(3) The ultimate decision lies with the parents.

(1) The hills were shrouded in mist .
(2) Early morning mist patches will soon clear.
(3) The origins of the story are lost in the mists of time (= forgotten because it happened such a long time ago) .

(1) a war/security/demilitarized, etc. zone
(2) an earthquake/danger, etc. zone
(3) a pedestrian zone (= where vehicles may not go)

(1) If I don't get more money I'll quit.
(2) He has decided to quit as manager of the team.
(3) He quit the show last year because of bad health.

(1) There was an echo on the line and I couldn't hear clearly.
(2) The hills sent back a faint echo.
(3) the echo of footsteps running down the corridor

(1) I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions.
(2) The police are very unwilling to interfere in family problems.
(3) She never allows her personal feelings to interfere with her work.

(1) to have a vague impression/memory/recollection of sth
(2) They had only a vague idea where the place was.
(3) She's a little vague about her plans for next year.

(1) lifting/towing/winding, etc. gear
(2) (British English)The party organization is moving into top gear as the election approaches.
(3) (North Amercian English)to move into high gear

(1) It's extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party.
(2) What an extraordinary thing to say!
(3) an extraordinary achievement

(1) the Arctic/tropical/desert, etc. regions
(2) one of the most densely populated regions of North America
(3) the Basque region of Spain

(1) a key/sensitive/controversial issue
(2) This is a big issue ; we need more time to think about it.
(3) She usually writes about environmental issues.

(1) She wandered aimlessly around the streets.
(2) We wandered back towards the car.
(3) The child was found wandering the streets alone.

(1) a prominent politician
(2) He played a prominent part in the campaign.
(3) She was prominent in the fashion industry.

(1) an art/a picture gallery
(2) the National gallery
(3) Relatives of the victim watched from the public gallery as the murder charge was read out in court.

(1) The principal reason for this omission is lack of time.
(2) New roads will link the principal cities of the area.
(3) Peter Brown, principal of St John's college

(1) (old-fashioned)She made haste to open the door.
(2) After his first wife died, he married again with almost indecent haste.
(3) The letter had clearly been written in haste .

(1) This data was collected from 69 countries.
(2) the analysis/interpretation of the data
(3) raw data (= that has not been analysed)

(1) a severe handicap
(2) His injuries are severe.
(3) severe weather conditions

(1) The experiment went horribly wrong.
(2) It was horribly painful.
(3) What a horrible thing to say!

(1) I fill up the tank with gasoline about once a week.
(2) leaded/unleaded gasoline
(3) For the same blending system, the penetration rates for acetic ether , absolute alcohol and gasoline sequence.

(1) Surgeons have successfully transplanted a liver into a four-year-old boy.
(2) Patients often reject transplanted organs.
(3) Japanese production methods have been transplanted into some British factories.

(1) the flu virus
(2) a virus infection
(3) There's a virus going around the office.

(1) to tie a knot
(2) Tie the two ropes together with a knot.
(3) (figurative)hair full of knots and tangles (= twisted in a way that is difficult to comb )

(1) The wind had snapped the tree in two.
(2) He snapped a twig off a bush.
(3) Suddenly, the rope snapped.

(1) I was dropping with fatigue and could not keep my eyes open.
(2) battle fatigue
(3) The wing of the plane showed signs of metal fatigue .

(1) Women tend to live longer than men.
(2) When I'm tired, I tend to make mistakes.
(3) It tends to get very cold here in the winter.

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

(1) Several avenues are open to us.
(2) We will explore every avenue until we find an answer.
(3) a hotel on Fifth avenue

(1) He is charged with taking a car without the owner's consent .
(2) She was chosen as leader by common consent (= everyone agreed to the choice) .
(3) By mutual consent they didn't go out (= they both agreed not to) .

(1) She received private tuition in French.
(2) The courses will give the beginner personal tuition in all types of outdoor photography.
(3) Angela's $7,000 tuition at University this year will be paid for with scholarships.

(1) a naked body
(2) naked shoulders
(3) They often wandered around the house stark naked (= completely naked) .

(1) My legs were trembling with fear.
(2) Her voice trembled with excitement.
(3) He opened the letter with trembling hands.

(1) Olympic glory in the 100 metres
(2) I do all the work and he gets all the glory.
(3) She wanted to enjoy her moment of glory.

(1) A comparable house in the south of the city would cost twice as much.
(2) The situation in the US is not directly comparable to that in the UK.
(3) Inflation is now at a rate comparable with that in other European countries.

(1) The painting is insured for $1 million.
(2) Luckily he had insured himself against long-term illness.
(3) (figurative)Having a lot of children is a way of insuring themselves against loneliness in old age.

(1) artificial/chemical fertilizers
(2) ...farming without any purchased chemical, fertilizer or pesticide...
(3) Work in a balanced fertiliser before planting.

(1) the treaty of Rome
(2) a peace treaty
(3) to draw up/sign/ratify a treaty

(1) stable prices
(2) a stable relationship
(3) This ladder doesn't seem very stable.

(1) You will be liable for any damage caused.
(2) The court ruled he could not be held personally liable for his wife's debts.
(3) We're all liable to make mistakes when we're tired.

(1) She denies neglecting her baby.
(2) The buildings had been neglected for years.
(3) Dance has been neglected by television.