(1) The italian economic miracle has always been a mystery.
(2) Since she knows little italian, she keeps to herself.
(3) Her story is sharply evocative of italian provincial life.

(1) ...Ushant, five miles out to the north-west.
(2) Labour took its pre-election campaign to the North-West.
(3) ...the extreme north-west of South America.

(1) The conversation turned to gardening.
(2) I tried to make conversation (= to speak in order to appear polite) .
(3) (North Amercian English)to get into a conversation with sb

(1) He likes no sports game except badminton.
(2) They play badminton, or walk briskly backwards.
(3) Do you always play badminton at home?

(1) a block of text in a document
(2) (British English)The theatre gives discounts for block bookings (= a large number of tickets bought at the same time) .
(3) The three-hour class is divided into four blocks of 45 minutes each.

(1) a magazine aimed at teenagers
(2) As a teenager he attended Tulse Hill Senior High School.
(3) Unfortunately, lots of people do not have, teenager especially.

(1) a snake coiled up in the grass
(2) Venomous snakes spit and hiss when they are cornered.
(3) The road snaked away into the distance.

(1) She was captain of the hockey team at school.
(2) The captain gave the order to abandon ship.
(3) captain Lance Price

(1) Mozart clearly enjoyed good health throughout his twenties and early thirties.
(2) She became quite a notable director in the thirties and forties.
(3) He is thirty inches round the middle.

(1) Do you want your address printed at the top of the letter?
(2) I'm printing a copy of the document for you.
(3) He started to print his own posters to distribute abroad...

(1) wages of £200 a week
(2) a weekly wage of £200
(3) wage cuts

(1) [不可数名词]She laughed to cover up her feeling of awkwardness.
(2) Have I come at an awkward time?
(3) This box is very awkward for one person to carry.

(1) She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated.
(2) (British English)He was banned from driving for six months.
(3) There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office.

(1) a typical Italian cafe
(2) This is a typical example of Roman pottery.
(3) This meal is typical of local cookery.

(1) He asked where I lived.
(2) I had to ask the teacher what to do next.
(3) I was asked if/whether I could drive.

(1) They've put vodka in her fruit juice.
(2) Having added more fruit juice on top, drink it down in one draught.
(3) They've put vodka in her fruit juice to get her in the sauce.

(1) We foolishly thought that everyone would speak English.
(2) foolishly, I allowed myself to be persuaded to enter the contest.
(3) [不可数名词]Jenny had to laugh at her own foolishness.

(1) You need brains as well as brawn (= intelligence as well as strength) to do this job.
(2) one of the best scientific brains in the country
(3) He's always been the brains of the family.

(1) smelly feet
(2) He had extremely smelly feet...
(3) Pubs are dirty, smelly and unfriendly, according to the Good Pub Guide.

(1) Did you lock the door?
(2) This suitcase doesn't lock.
(3) She locked her passport and money in the safe.

(1) ‘Where are John and Liz? ’ ‘they went for a walk. ’
(2) they (= the things you are carrying) go on the bottom shelf.
(3) If anyone arrives late they'll have to wait outside.

(1) Mike cut himself shaving.
(2) The nurse washed and shaved him.
(3) a shaved head

(1) economic/humanitarian/emergency aid
(2) An extra £10 million in foreign aid has been promised.
(3) aid agencies (= organizations that provide help)

(1) Rennie had eaten his tea in the canteen.
(2) ...a school canteen.
(3) ...a full canteen of water.

(1) a flock of sheep
(2) sheep were grazing in the fields.
(3) ...grassland on which a flock of sheep were grazing.

(1) people from diverse cultures
(2) My interests are very diverse.
(3) ...shops selling a diverse range of gifts...

(1) to go/look/turn northwards
(2) in a northward direction
(3) Europe's economic centre of gravity shifted northwards.

(1) a business/thank-you, etc. letter
(2) a letter of complaint
(3) (British English)to post a letter

(1) to roar with laughter
(2) tears/gales/peals/shrieks of laughter
(3) to burst/dissolve into laughter

(1) The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims.
(2) The newspaper is distributed free.
(3) The money was distributed among schools in the area.

(1) He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite .
(2) The walk gave me a good appetite.
(3) Don't spoil your appetite by eating between meals.

(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) coral reefs/islands
(2) a coral necklace
(3) coral lipstick

(1) The government is ducking the issue.
(2) The kids were ducking each other in the pool.
(3) It's his turn to cook dinner, but I bet he'll try to duck out of it.

(1) I had a vivid dream about my old school.
(2) I thought someone came into the bedroom, but it was just a dream.
(3) ‘Goodnight. Sweet dreams. ’

(1) an Italian restaurant
(2) We had a meal in a restaurant.
(3) We went out to a restaurant to celebrate.

(1) Record profits in the retail market indicate a boom in the economy.
(2) Research indicates that eating habits are changing fast.
(3) Kingston-upon-Thames, as the name indicates, is situated on the banks of the Thames.

(1) The waitress approached Picone with a cordless phone.
(2) A cordless telephone has been installed in the house.
(3) The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.

(1) a tent pole
(2) a ski pole
(3) a curtain pole