(1) He stood there with his arms lifted above his head.
(2) I lifted the lid of the box and peered in.
(3) (figurative)John lifted his eyes (= looked up) from his book.

(1) He opened the window and looked out...
(2) The church doors would open and the crowd would surge out.
(3) The Inspector opened the packet of cigarettes...

(1) Rooms cost £50 per person, per night.
(2) 60 miles per hour
(3) The work was carried out as per instructions.

(1) ...about twenty kilometres from the border...
(2) The fire destroyed some 40,000 square kilometres of forest.
(3) After jogging a kilometre he was panting and sweating.

(1) It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter...
(2) Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete...
(3) If your ordinary life is out of control, then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters...

(1) It hurt me to think that he would lie to me.
(2) I didn't want to hurt his feelings .
(3) I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.

(1) a fast car/horse
(2) the world's fastest runner
(3) the fastest rate of increase for years

(1) Do you know what happened to Gill Lovecy (= have you any news about her) ?
(2) What's happened to your car?
(3) It's the best thing that has ever happened to me.

(1) She held the baby gently.
(2) ‘You miss them, don't you? ’ he asked gently.
(3) Simmer the soup gently for 30 minutes.

(1) This is the second time it's happened.
(2) Italy scored a second goal just after half-time.
(3) the second of June/June 2nd

(1) Orders had come from on high that extra care was to be taken during this week.
(2) He was too high on drugs and alcohol to remember them.
(3) Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes rather than hours.

(1) She tried to stop herself from crying out.
(2) to cry out in fear/alarm/pain
(3) She cried out for help.

(1) The books were all covered with dust.
(2) There wasn't a speck of dust anywhere in the room.
(3) That guitar's been sitting gathering dust (= not being used) for years now.

(1) We thought the figures were correct. however, we have now discovered some errors.
(2) He was feeling bad. He went to work, however, and tried to concentrate.
(3) however you look at it, it's going to cost a lot.

(1) The noise kept him awake...
(2) Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar...
(3) keep away from the doors while the train is moving...

(1) a heavily loaded van
(2) The burden of guilt weighed heavily on his mind.
(3) He sighed heavily.

(1) air/water pollution
(2) to reduce levels of environmental pollution
(3) beaches covered with pollution

(1) to hit a home run
(2) We've hit our ball over the fence!
(3) He was hit by a sniper.

(1) Planes dropped supplies by parachute.
(2) a parachute drop/jump
(3) a parachute regiment

(1) a broken window/plate
(2) a broken leg/arm
(3) pieces of broken glass

(1) We got the bus back to Tange for 30 cents...
(2) Great clouds of black smoke were rising for several hundred feet or so.
(3) We drove on for a few miles...

(1) everyday objects such as cups and saucers
(2) Glass and plastic objects lined the shelves.
(3) Her sole object in life is to become a travel writer.

(1) I used to stay up late with my mom and watch movies.
(2) He has to wear a belt to make his trousers stay up.
(3) Sanger has to stay up tonight, for there is a lot of homework to do.

(1) Familiar with FA procedure and testing standards.
(2) The magician held his wand over the handkerchief and out hopped a rabbit.
(3) He wiped his fingers on his pristine handkerchief.

(1) The room smelt damp.
(2) Dinner smells good.
(3) a bunch of sweet-smelling flowers

(1) the City of London's financial district
(2) a tax/postal district
(3) a school district

(1) a square room
(2) The book had rounded, not square, corners.
(3) square shoulders

(1) She came second in the 200 metres.
(2) the 4×100 metre(s) relay
(3) Chris Boardman won the Olympic 4,000 metres pursuit...

(1) the four corners of a square
(2) Write your address in the top right-hand corner of the letter.
(3) I hit my knee on the corner of the table.

(1) a long soak in a hot bath
(2) Please run a bath for me (= fill the bath with water) .
(3) I think I'll have a bath and go to bed.

(1) Cutting our costs is the only way forward .
(2) We are not getting any further forward with the discussion.
(3) The project will go forward (= continue) as planned.

(1) New Japanese cars averaged 13 km to the litre in 1981.
(2) In that 2.7-litre form it really was a terrific racing car.
(3) This tax would raise petrol prices by about 3.5p per litre.

(1) Repairs to the cable did not take too long...
(2) Have you known her parents long?...
(3) We had a long meeting with the attorney general...

(1) to eat with a knife and fork
(2) Shortly before dusk they reached a fork and took the left-hand track.
(3) Take the right fork.

(1) a salty/bitter/sweet, etc. taste
(2) I don't like the taste of olives.
(3) This dish has an unusual combination of tastes and textures.

(1) a coal-fired power station
(2) a nuclear power station
(3) Mitochondria is power station of cell, its respiratory chain systems being preferential targets of many xenobiotics.

(1) a dirty brown carpet
(2) Profit is not a dirty word around here.
(3) I'd never do the dirty on my friends.

(1) It was good to be back on land .
(2) We made the journey by land , though flying would have been cheaper.
(3) In the distance the crew sighted land.

(1) A new work shed has been set up near the construction site.
(2) The construction site may not accumulate a large number of combustible materials.
(3) In that event , the environmental permIt'shall cease to be displayed at the construction site.

(1) Can I help you, madam?
(2) Dear madam (= used like Dear Sir in a letter)
(3) She's a proper little madam.