(1) What difference will it make if he knows or not?
(2) I don't think it makes a lot of difference what colour it is (= it is not important) .
(3) ‘Shall we go on Friday or Saturday? ’ ‘It makes no difference (to me). ’

(1) a balanced diet (= one with the quantity and variety of food needed for good health)
(2) The programme presented a balanced view of the two sides of the conflict.
(3) ...a fair, balanced, comprehensive report.

(1) There was a film of oil on water.
(2) The line's busy at the moment.
(3) Business is good at the moment, but there are one or two problems on the horizon.

(1) The letter came a few days ago.
(2) She was here just a minute ago.
(3) a short/long time ago

(1) You can have my ticket...
(2) When the police came, Larry had him by the ear and was beating his head against the pavement.
(3) The bridge is not as impressive as some guides would have you believe...

(1) (North Amercian English)an herb garden
(2) a herb garden
(3) She set about brewing some herb tea.

(1) of course, not all alcoholics and drug abusers produce deviant offspring.
(2) of course, now she is away at boarding school.
(3) of course, the British will suffer such daily stresses patiently.

(1) She's always dieting but she never seems to lose any weight.
(2) dietary fibre
(3) to have a healthy, balanced diet

(1) although the sun was shining it wasn't very warm.
(2) although small, the kitchen is well designed.
(3) I felt he was wrong, although I didn't say so at the time.

(1) everybody knows Tom.
(2) Have you asked everybody?
(3) Didn't you like it? everybody else did.

(1) Take my advice . Don't do it.
(2) I chose it on his advice .
(3) Follow your doctor's advice .

(1) Two boys were in the street, tossing a baseball back and forth.
(2) I'm a few miles back from the border...
(3) Her hair was tied back...

(1) less butter/time/importance
(2) He was advised to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer.
(3) We have less to worry about now.

(1) It's fashionable but wearable, and it's easy to look after.
(2) I just can't be bothered to look after the house.
(3) They wanted someone responsible to look after the place at night-time.

(1) Then they called on Xiao yang to play the harmonica.
(2) Come and warm yourself, Aunt yang.
(3) Lao yang thought as he subconsciously tightened his grasp on the rifle.

(1) Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.
(2) The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders.
(3) I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.

(1) Chen Chun - yi and Chu yin - chiu looked at one another and frowned.
(2) " Chun - yi's right,'said Chu yin - chiu .
(3) Seeing him get up, Chu yin - chiu followed suit.

(1) He thanked all who had a hand in his release.
(2) hand in hand with the police inquiries the government has also announced a full investigation.
(3) For us, research and teaching go hand in hand...

(1) to check your bank balance (= to find out how much money there is in your account)
(2) The balance of $500 must be paid within 90 days.
(3) Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation.

(1) I don't know him well; I've only met him twice.
(2) They go there twice a week/month/year .
(3) a twice-monthly/yearly newsletter

(1) I got quite a lot of ribbing from my team-mates.
(2) I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.
(3) The victim suffered a dreadful injury and lost a lot of blood.

(1) He's one of my dearest friends.
(2) Her daughter is very dear to her.
(3) dear Sir or Madam

(1) I went for a run there, keeping an eye on the children the whole time...
(2) ...a very simple punishment code based on an-eye-for-an-eye.
(3) Here, massive dunes stretched in every direction as far as the eye could see...

(1) You can pass with as few as 25 points.
(2) (formal)few will argue with this conclusion.
(3) I recognized a few of the other people.

(1) Whenever I have a cold I get a nosebleed.
(2) When you have a cold, any food and drink sometimes has very little flavour to you.
(3) My sense of taste isn't very good; I have a cold.

(1) Objective : To identify seeds of huangqi and its adulterants.
(2) Results: Describable characteristics of huangqi , Danshen , Tiandong and Zhebeimu by TLC.
(3) OBJECTIVE To determine the content of fangchinoline and tetrandrine in Fangji huangqi Granule.

(1) Colin had been put into a bath and been scrubbed from head to foot.
(2) Living with my parents is doing my head in.
(3) Ethiopia, for instance uses the equivalent of just twenty kilos of oil per head a year.

(1) The boys were getting bored...
(2) There's no point in getting upset...
(3) Half the pleasure of an evening out is getting ready...

(1) Did you hear that play on the radio last night?
(2) She has been heard to make threats to her former lover.
(3) Didn't you hear what I said?

(1) I've cleared out all that old junk in the attic.
(2) This china came from a junk shop .
(3) There's nothing but junk on the TV.

(1) They looked poor and unhealthy.
(2) unhealthy skin
(3) His eyeballs were an unhealthy yellow.

(1) I'm cold. Turn the heating up.
(2) to feel/look cold
(3) cold hands and feet

(1) ‘Does he still work there? ’ ‘I believe so/not . ’
(2) Three sailors are missing, believed drowned.
(3) believe me, she's not right for you.

(1) She touched him gently on the arm.
(2) He held the dirty rag at arm's length (= as far away from his body as possible) .
(3) He escaped with only a broken arm.

(1) We're up to our ears in work.
(2) News of his affair eventually reached her ears.
(3) ‘I bumped into your ex-wife last night. ’ ‘I thought I could feel my ears burning! ’

(1) A little later I left that place and never set foot in Texas again.
(2) I asked the driver to put his foot down for Nagchukha.
(3) Our chairman has really put his foot in it, poor man, though he doesn't know it.

(1) The real headache will be getting the bank to lend you the money.
(2) I have a splitting headache (= a very bad one) .
(3) Red wine gives me a headache.

(1) an appointment at the dentist's
(2) Visit your dentist twice a year for a check-up.
(3) But young Putin is also an ordinary boy, frightened by a looming visit to the dentist.

(1) He has a high fever.
(2) Aspirin should help reduce the fever.
(3) She caught a fever on her travels in Africa, and died.