(1) to pay sb a compliment (= to praise them for sth)
(2) ‘You understand the problem because you're so much older. ’ ‘I'll take that as a compliment ! ’
(3) It's a great compliment to be asked to do the job.

(1) He alleged that they had hired an assassin to dispose of him.
(2) We will have to dispose of the mice in the attic.
(3) These goods are difficult to dispose of.

(1) the basic premise of her argument
(2) a false premise
(3) His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil.

(1) The lion will often stalk its prey for hours.
(2) birds of prey (= birds that kill for food)
(3) Elderly people are easy prey for dishonest salesmen.

(1) a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes
(2) a dazzling array of talent
(3) Jars of all shapes and sizes were arrayed on the shelves.

(1) Evidence of basic proficiency in English is part of the admission requirement.
(2) As a rule, the pharmacy's proficiency and authority is little doubted.
(3) proficiency in English and Chinese languages, both spoken and written.

(1) a prevalent view
(2) These prejudices are particularly prevalent among people living in the North.
(3) This condition is more prevalent in women than in men...

(1) Entertains the most high hope. for the greatest endeavor. makes the worst plan.
(2) But make no mistake: This cannot solely be America's endeavor.
(3) Please give me enough time make every effort and allow of my endeavor and its result.

(1) The main criterion is value for money.
(2) What criteria are used for assessing a student's ability?
(3) The most important criterion for entry is that applicants must design and make their own work...

(1) [不可数名词]political domination
(2) companies fighting for domination of the software market
(3) As a child he was dominated by his father.

(1) The President intervened personally in the crisis.
(2) She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn't intervened.
(3) ‘But, ’ she intervened, ‘what about the others? ’

(1) a programme making science more accessible to young people
(2) The remote desert area is accessible only by helicopter.
(3) These documents are not accessible to the public.

(1) There's still plenty of scope for improvement.
(2) The extra money will give us the scope to improve our facilities.
(3) Her job offers very little scope for promotion.

(1) a cordial atmosphere/meeting/relationship
(2) [不可数名词]I was greeted with a show of cordiality.
(3) blackcurrant cordial

(1) the angle of incidence
(2) an area with a high incidence of crime
(3) The incidence of breast cancer increases with age.

(1) Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength.
(2) (formal)Please convey my apologies to your wife.
(3) He tried desperately to convey how urgent the situation was.

(1) We have a duty to uphold the law.
(2) to uphold a conviction/an appeal/a complaint
(3) an upholder of traditional values

(1) The cost includes transit.
(2) goods damaged in transit
(3) transit times

(1) In his plays he takes simple traditional tales and elaborates them.
(2) [不可数名词, 可数名词]The importance of the plan needs no further elaboration.
(3) She went on to elaborate her argument.

(1) The music evoked memories of her youth.
(2) His case is unlikely to evoke public sympathy.
(3) [可数名词, 不可数名词]a brilliant evocation of childhood in the 1940s

(1) a furious debate
(2) She drove off at a furious pace.
(3) furiously angry

(1) ‘Go away! ’ is an imperative.
(2) In ‘Go away! ’ the verb is in the imperative .
(3) the economic imperative of quality education for all

(1) a Christmas hamper
(2) a picnic hamper
(3) ...a picnic hamper.

(1) There were fine wrinkles around her eyes.
(2) She wrinkled up her nose in distaste.
(3) He wrinkled his brow in concentration.

(1) I tossed the book aside and got up.
(2) He tossed the ball to Anna.
(3) He tossed Anna the ball.

(1) She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.
(2) The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me.
(3) The army was overwhelmed by the rebels.

(1) hollow out the cake and fill it with cream.
(2) The squirrel disappeared into a hollow at the base of the tree.
(3) She noticed the slight hollows under his cheekbones.

(1) He was so arrogant...
(2) That sounds arrogant, doesn't it?
(3) It's arrogant of you to assume you'll win every time.

(1) savage dogs
(2) She had been badly hurt in what police described as ‘a savage attack ’.
(3) savage public spending cuts

(1) a striking/close/strong resemblance
(2) family resemblances
(3) She bears an uncanny resemblance to Dido.

(1) drastic measures/changes
(2) The government is threatening to take drastic action .
(3) a drastic shortage of food

(1) the spread of nationalist sentiments
(2) This is a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with.
(3) Public sentiment is against any change to the law.

(1) personal prestige
(2) There is a lot of prestige attached to owning a car like this.
(3) jobs with low prestige

(1) a series of sex scandals
(2) to cause/create a scandal
(3) The scandal broke (= became known to the public) in May.

(1) a provocative remark
(2) He doesn't really mean that─he's just being deliberately provocative.
(3) a provocative smile

(1) air/heating vents
(2) She gave full vent to her feelings in a violent outburst.
(3) He vented his anger on the referee.

(1) His punishing work schedule had made him resort to drugs.
(2) They are prepared to resort to violence in support of their beliefs.
(3) Don't resort to cheap copies; save up for the real thing.

(1) the difficulties inherent in a study of this type
(2) Violence is inherent in our society.
(3) an inherent weakness in the design of the machine

(1) to have an artistic temperament
(2) a horse with an excellent temperament
(3) She's a dreamer and a romantic by temperament .

(1) In spite of the fall from his horse, his leg was surprisingly uninjured.
(2) The freighter tied up at a small harbor.
(3) The harbor is busy night and day, within a year playing host to freighters from more than 30 countries and regions.