(1) to reject an argument/a claim/a decision/an offer/a suggestion
(2) The prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system.
(3) The proposal was firmly rejected .

(1) I felt flattered at being asked to give a lecture.
(2) He was flattered by her attention.
(3) The scoreline flattered England (= they did not deserve to get such a high score) .

(1) to give an impulse to the struggling car industry
(2) nerve/electrical impulses
(3) He tends to act on impulse .

(1) The challenge for American leadership is this: Can we put our economic house in order?...
(2) Some think Stempel's departure will help the company get its financial house in order...
(3) The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.

(1) a straightforward process
(2) It's quite straightforward to get here.
(3) Let me put it more straightforwardly.

(1) The bus had to deviate from its usual route because of a road closure.
(2) He never deviated from his original plan.
(3) They stopped you as soon as you deviated from the script...

(1) He belongs to an exclusive club.
(2) an exclusive hotel
(3) exclusive designer clothes

(1) Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour.
(2) The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate.
(3) Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation.

(1) Freezing isn't a bad way of preserving food...
(2) Another way of making new friends is to go to an evening class...
(3) She smiled in a friendly way...

(1) to celebrate your wedding anniversary
(2) the theatre's 25th anniversary celebrations
(3) on the anniversary of his wife's death

(1) A very hard winter came , jean had no work.
(2) jean Valjean came from a poor peasant family of Brie.
(3) We have developed more than ten collections 50 kinds of knitted jean fabrics successively.

(1) Come here, you little rascal!
(2) What's that old rascal been telling you?
(3) If he had done otherwise, I should have thought him a rascal.

(1) teenage slang
(2) a slang word/expression/term
(3) Archie liked to think he kept up with current slang.

(1) Her smile illuminated her entire being.
(2) This text illuminates the philosopher's early thinking.
(3) The earth is illuminated by the sun.

(1) They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.
(2) ...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...
(3) Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.

(1) The proposal has generated a lot of interest.
(2) to generate income/profit
(3) We need someone to generate new ideas.

(1) changes taking place in the spatial distribution of the population
(2) the development of a child's spatial awareness (= the ability to judge the positions and sizes of objects)
(3) ...the spatial distribution of black employment and population in South Africa.

(1) She moved the sheaf of papers into position...
(2) You can move the camera both vertically and horizontally...
(3) She waited for him to get up, but he didn't move...

(1) a watertight container
(2) a watertight alibi
(3) The case has to be made watertight.

(1) personal/private correspondence
(2) The editor welcomes correspondence from readers on any subject.
(3) the correspondence column/page (= in a newspaper)

(1) the transmission of the disease
(2) the risk of transmission
(3) the transmission of computer data along telephone lines

(1) The discovery of fission was a seed dropped on fertile ground.
(2) But with the use of fusion instead of fission, that difficulty is resolved.
(3) Faith in controlled nuclear fission is now being shown by the construction of atomic power stations.

(1) For breakfast I have porridge made with water, to which I add raisins.
(2) Sautee spinach , pine nut and raisin with a dash of salt and pepper.
(3) This is the story of a civilization known as the raisin Bread Culture.

(1) ...a thin layer of silicon oxide...
(2) A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.
(3) He has no real technology of crystal silicon , nor his patents were realizable.

(1) In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution (= gradual development to sudden violent change) .
(2) the evolution of the human species
(3) Darwin's theory of evolution

(1) a convert to the cause
(2) a convert to Islam
(3) converts from other faiths

(1) Traditional beliefs still flourish alongside a modern urban lifestyle.
(2) Nick caught up with me and rode alongside.
(3) A police car pulled up alongside us.

(1) an intent gaze/look
(2) His eyes were suddenly intent.
(3) They were intent on murder.

(1) We cannot discount the possibility of further strikes.
(2) The news reports were being discounted as propaganda.
(3) discounted prices/fares

(1) The kernel of that message was that peace must not be a source of advantage or disadvantage for anyone.
(2) For all I know, there may be a kernel of truth in what he says.
(3) Exam Watch Red Hat Enterprise Linux was released with Linux kernel version 2.4.21.

(1) Infection inhibits the regenerative power of the bone marrow.
(2) The corrosion problem is less in regenerative plants since the heating surface is provided by stones.
(3) Conclusion: MEBO can promote regenerative healing of diabetic skin ulcer.

(1) The activities of credit companies are regulated by law.
(2) It is up to the regulating authority to put the measures into effect.
(3) This valve regulates the flow of water.

(1) to fulfil a prophecy (= make it come true)
(2) She was believed to have the gift of prophecy.
(3) The youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.

(1) an indoor swimming pool
(2) indoor games
(3) the world indoor 200 metres champion

(1) to take/swear an oath of allegiance
(2) Before giving evidence, witnesses in court have to take the oath (= promise to tell the truth) .
(3) She heard the sound of breaking glass, followed by a muttered oath.

(1) She refused to testify against her husband.
(2) There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence.
(3) He was summoned to testify before a grand jury.

(1) The home is situated within easy access of shops and other facilities.
(2) Camp sites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches.
(3) The new store is better situated to attract customers.

(1) It was actually used for enriching uranium to weapons-grade levels.
(2) Enriched uranium is a key component of a nuclear weapon.
(3) uranium is soluble in sea water.

(1) He waded into the water to push the boat out.
(2) Sometimes they had to wade waist-deep through mud.
(3) They waded the river at a shallow point.

(1) alternate cubes of meat with slices of red pepper.
(2) alternating dark and pale stripes
(3) Dark stripes alternate with pale ones.