(1) bus/taxi fares
(2) train/rail fares
(3) Children travel (at) half fare.

(1) to support a proposal
(2) The government supported the unions in their demand for a minimum wage.
(3) These measures are strongly supported by environmental groups.

(1) The taps appeared to be made of solid gold.
(2) The pipes should be made of plastic .
(3) A boat must be made of buoyant material.

(1) Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions.
(2) climate change is a universal problem.
(3) Fifty thousand dollars to Copenhagen , 100,000 deutsche marks to Helsinki.

(1) In all our products the accent is on quality.
(2) In ‘today ’ the accent is on the second syllable.
(3) Canapé has an accent on the ‘e ’.

(1) to lead/form a government
(2) the last Conservative government
(3) the government of the day

(1) a highly intelligent child
(2) to ask an intelligent question
(3) a search for intelligent life on other planets

(1) Sugar is an important crop on the island.
(2) crop rotation/production/yield
(3) The crops are regularly sprayed with pesticides.

(1) calm down for a minute and listen to me...
(2) I'll try a herbal remedy to calm him down...
(3) We will go back to normal when things calm down...

(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) He died after a long illness.
(2) childhood illnesses
(3) minor/serious illnesses

(1) There's room for one more piece of luggage.
(2) You stay there with the luggage while I find a cab.
(3) Leave your luggage in the hotel...

(1) She was determined that she would be equal to any test the corporation put to them.
(2) Your marrying will be equal to the match at Randalls.
(3) If either test is failed, BCT for that industrial category would be equal to BPT.

(1) the continent of Africa
(2) the African continent
(3) We're going to spend a weekend on the continent.

(1) a pleasant working/learning environment
(2) An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behaviour.
(3) They have created an environment in which productivity should flourish.

(1) All aboard! (= the bus, boat, etc. is leaving soon)
(2) Welcome aboard! (= used to welcome passengers or a person joining a new organization, etc.)
(3) The plane crashed killing all 157 passengers aboard.

(1) You can obtain the product from all good chemists.
(2) Take this prescription to the chemist's.
(3) I'll get it at the chemist's.

(1) He fastened the papers together with a paper clip.
(2) The dog fastened its teeth in his leg.
(3) His hand fastened on her arm.

(1) green house operators have considerable opportunity for precise manipulation of nutrients.
(2) The majority of individual green house operations can be considered as small businesses.
(3) Carbon dioxide contributes to 50 % of green house effect.

(1) to go through immigration
(2) immigration officers
(3) a rise/fall in immigration

(1) The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics.
(2) (British English)Antibiotics are only available on prescription .
(3) (North Amercian English)Antibiotics are only available by prescription .

(1) imports of cheap food from abroad
(2) He was famous, both at home and abroad (= in his own country and in other countries) .
(3) There was news abroad that a change was coming.

(1) Parent : My child is coughing, sneezing and has a running nose.
(2) I have a running nose and can't stop coughing.
(3) At first I had a running nose and I sneezed a lot.

(1) excess baggage (= weighing more than the limit allowed on a plane)
(2) baggage handlers (= people employed to load and unload baggage at airports)
(3) (North Amercian English)We loaded our baggage into the car.

(1) Consul General Wang told reporters that thanks to his good mood before Escaped death!
(2) thanks to your extraordinary clumsiness, I shall have to buy a whole set tea service.
(3) Now, thanks to the glacial pace of change, Japan's relevance globally is waning.

(1) popular holiday destinations like the Bahamas
(2) to arrive at/reach your destination
(3) Our luggage was checked all the way through to our final destination .

(1) to be absent from work
(2) Love was totally absent from his childhood.
(3) an absent expression

(1) The tomatoes at the bottom of the bag had been squashed.
(2) He squashed his nose against the window.
(3) squash your cans flat before recycling.

(1) He looked thoughtful.
(2) They sat in thoughtful silence.
(3) It was very thoughtful of you to send the flowers.

(1) serious injury/injuries
(2) minor injuries
(3) to sustain injuries/an injury

(1) We are Chinese professional manufacturer for many kinds of headset, earphone, headphone.
(2) Length of the headphone cable are free to control.
(3) Don't know headphone is the best one for using ipod.

(1) I go bowling for relaxation.
(2) A roll or throw of the ball, as in bowling.
(3) Put each bowling ball into a steel cage.

(1) The robbery occurred in broad daylight, in a crowded street.
(2) The movie mixes broad humor with romance.
(3) a broad expanse of water

(1) official responsibilities
(2) the Prime Minister's official residence
(3) He attended in his official capacity as mayor.

(1) national security (= the defence of a country)
(2) airport security
(3) They carried out security checks at the airport.

(1) selfish behaviour
(2) Do you think I'm being selfish by not letting her go?
(3) What a selfish thing to do!

(1) More and more travelers are looking for bed and breakfast accommodations in private homes.
(2) They were forced to reach an accommodation with the rebels.
(3) First-class accommodation is available on all flights.

(1) customs duty/duties
(2) to pay customs on sth
(3) to go through customs and passport control

(1) We were cold, wet and thoroughly miserable.
(2) Don't look so miserable!
(3) She knows how to make life miserable for her employees.

(1) The threat of global warming will eventually force the US to slow down its energy consumption.
(2) With global warming, northern latitudes will warm more than lower atitudes.
(3) Thanks to global warming, however, the argument might soon become redundant.