(1) South africa was going through a period of irreversible change.
(2) He was taken prisoner in North africa in 1942.
(3) Athletics South africa was formed by an amalgamation of two organisations.

(1) They were all dressed as clowns.
(2) The bomb was disguised as a package.
(3) She works as a courier.

(1) He's nothing better than a jumped-up bank clerk!
(2) The bank clerk peered at the customer through / from behind the grille.
(3) They looked down on Willis Wookford the bank - clerk.

(1) The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places.
(2) For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?
(3) You have to do everything you can. You have to work your hardest. And if you do, if you stay positive, then you have a shot at a silver lining.

(1) She's not a political animal.
(2) The government which followed the election was a very different animal.
(3) animal desires/passion/instincts

(1) to play bingo
(2) a bingo hall
(3) The computer program searches, and bingo! We've got a match.

(1) to sleep well/deeply/soundly/badly
(2) I couldn't sleep because of the noise.
(3) I had to sleep on the sofa.

(1) He works obsessively from 7.15 am to 9 or 10 at night.
(2) There were certain places that were really creepy at night.
(3) The traffic in this city never lets up, even at night.

(1) (figurative,humorous)There's not much meat on her (= she is very thin).
(2) a piece/slice of meat
(3) horse meat (= from a horse)

(1) He took his son Christopher to the zoo.
(2) ...the penguin pool at London zoo.
(3) How can I get to the zoo?

(1) So how warm should a penguin egg be so that the chick stays healthy?
(2) I wonder if you stock any penguin Jacket?
(3) Billy is such a penguin because he avoids people who don't share his values.

(1) an ugly face
(2) an ugly building
(3) an ugly incident

(1) a clever child
(2) clever girl!
(3) How clever of you to work it out!

(1) (British English)It was only a friendly match.
(2) friendly rivalry
(3) a friendly argument

(1) to smile cutely
(2) Don't get cute with me!
(3) She had a really cute idea.

(1) They were at the door to welcome us.
(2) It is a pleasure to welcome you to our home.
(3) a welcoming smile

(1) a beautiful woman/face/baby/voice/poem/smell/evening
(2) beautiful countryside/weather/music
(3) What beautiful timing!

(1) Keep off the grass. (= on a sign)
(2) Don't walk on the grass .
(3) to cut/mow the grass

(1) Which way is south?
(2) warmer weather coming from the south
(3) He lives to the south of (= further south than) the city.

(1) As you can see, here we have the pandas, kangaroos, and koala bears.
(2) Holding a koala is fun , educational, and inspiring.
(3) koala and humans are the only animals with unique fingerprints.

(1) a map of France
(2) a street map of Miami
(3) to read a/the map (= understand the information on a map)

(1) The Sky News tv station is largely run by ex-BBC news staffers.
(2) These are the folks from the local tv station.
(3) They live in the neighbourhood of the tv station.

(1) Mr Harris and Mrs Bate and three other teachers were there.
(2) Are there any other questions?
(3) I can't see you now─ some other time , maybe.

(1) Is that book yours?
(2) Is she a friend of yours?
(3) My hair is very fine. yours is much thicker.

(1) The panda eats bamboo. Chomp , chomp , chew, yum my bamboo.
(2) The panda has long become accustomed to the huge crowds of visitors.
(3) The panda is a native of west China.

(1) She denied the murder of four children who were in her care.
(2) When your children misbehave tell them without making them feel small.
(3) He introduced radio to the school to increase the children's awareness.

(1) My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action.
(2) a senior research assistant
(3) a sales assistant in a department store

(1) I only saw her once during my stay in Rome.
(2) Please remain seated during the performance.
(3) He was taken to the hospital during the night.

(1) You look very smart in that suit.
(2) They were wearing their smartest clothes.
(3) She's smarter than her brother.

(1) herds of elephants/elephant herds
(2) a baby elephant
(3) Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away once more.

(1) When I get home from work I like to relax with the newspaper.
(2) Just relax and enjoy the movie.
(3) I'm going to spend the weekend just relaxing.

(1) She kept all the letters in a box.
(2) a money box
(3) cardboard boxes

(1) a school of dolphins
(2) Elements of the butterfly include pull, breath, recovery, entry and dolphin kick.
(3) Have you ever seen a dolphin dancing in the ocean?

(1) lettuce/cabbage/oak leaves
(2) The trees are just coming into leaf .
(3) the dead leaves of autumn/the fall

(1) I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish.
(2) I also met with Pollack again to kind of shoot the bull.
(3) That's not the kind of talk one usually hears from accountants.

(1) Be not he a farmer?
(2) The lion was roaring triumphantly.
(3) A lion at home, a mouse abroad.

(1) a quiet, shy man
(2) Don't be shy─come and say hello.
(3) She was too shy to ask anyone for help.

(1) She fought like a tiger to be able to keep her children.
(2) The tiger in the cage gave a thrilling cry.
(3) The tiger prowled through the jungle.

(1) Tall, tall, tall, The giraffe is tall.
(2) The giraffe is much taller than the deer.
(3) It was once called " a giraffe, " " the world's greatest lamppost, " " the iron monster. "

(1) He was not stupid, just lazy.
(2) I was feeling too lazy to go out.
(3) We spent a lazy day on the beach.