(1) This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.
(2) Don't upset yourself about it─let's just forget it ever happened.
(3) It upset him that nobody had bothered to tell him about it.

(1) They seemed to be enjoying themselves.
(2) The children were arguing amongst themselves.
(3) They've bought themselves a new car.

(1) What a nice surprise!
(2) a surprise attack
(3) There are few surprises in this year's budget.

(1) on the one hand I admire his gifts, but on the other I distrust his judgment.
(2) on the one hand , anxiety tinged with self - satisfaction.
(3) on the one hand, it is a welcome return to normality.

(1) We sat baking in the sun.
(2) baked apples
(3) I'm baking a birthday cake for Alex.

(1) a style of management
(2) a management style
(3) furniture to suit your style of living

(1) The tour included a visit to the Science Museum.
(2) Does the price include tax?
(3) Your duties include typing letters and answering the telephone.

(1) Many diets fail because they are boring.
(2) a failing school
(3) She failed to get into art college.

(1) The host fears the guests won't get on...
(2) What are your neighbours like? Do you get on with them?
(3) Jane got on with her work...

(1) If I could afford it I'd have four television sets...
(2) If only I could get some sleep, I would be able to cope.
(3) The rest of the players are a great bunch of lads and I couldn't be happier...

(1) You shouldn't drink and drive.
(2) He should have been more careful.
(3) A present for me? You shouldn't have ! (= used to thank sb politely)

(1) He once told an interviewer that he didn't even like rock music.
(2) I didn't get a wink of sleep on the aeroplane.
(3) I didn't know Ron had that much strength of character.

(1) I'm going to complain to the manager about this.
(2) She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.
(3) The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.

(1) The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding.
(2) The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd.
(3) air/water pressure

(1) ...invite the children round to play...
(2) They played in the little garden...
(3) While the twins played cards, Francis sat reading...

(1) loud laughter
(2) a deafeningly loud bang
(3) She spoke in a very loud voice.

(1) a pushy salesman
(2) She was a confident and pushy young woman...
(3) My mother encouraged us, but was never pushy.

(1) If they value these data, let them pay for them.
(2) I have had to pay for repairs to the house.
(3) The money is used by local authorities to pay for public services.

(1) Their prices compare favourably with those of their competitors.
(2) The critics compared his work to that of Martin Amis.
(3) My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people's.

(1) Although they're expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.
(2) Her dress is out of style.
(3) The frock is now out of style.

(1) a bus/theatre/plane, etc. ticket
(2) free tickets to the show
(3) tickets are available from the Arts Centre at £2.50.

(1) an organized body of workers
(2) organized religion (= traditional religion followed by large numbers of people who obey a fixed set of rules)
(3) organized crime (= committed by professional criminals working in large groups)

(1) The room still has many of its original features.
(2) I think you should go back to your original plan.
(3) an original idea

(1) Driving a boat is not the same as driving a car.
(2) We were in the same college, which was male-only at that time.
(3) We had this understanding that courses were roughly the same weight.

(1) You can park on either side of the street.
(2) You can keep one of the photos. either of them─whichever you like.
(3) There are two types of qualification─either is acceptable.

(1) ...a shooting range where it's OK to use weapons...
(2) Is it okay if I come by myself?...
(3) Check that the baby's okay...

(1) his history tutor
(2) He was my personal tutor at university.
(3) She's in my tutor group at school.

(1) The crowd went crazy when the band came on stage.
(2) You're so beautiful you're driving me crazy .
(3) I've been crazy about him since the first time I saw him.

(1) We work every day except Sunday.
(2) They all came except Matt.
(3) I had nothing on except for my socks.

(1) to send a letter/package/cheque/fax/email
(2) She sent the letter by airmail.
(3) (British English)to send sth by post

(1) to play football
(2) a football match/team/stadium
(3) Health care should not become a political football.

(1) He was trying to keep out of the bird's line of sight.
(2) Peg down netting over the top to keep out leaves.
(3) She stamped her feet on the pavement to keep out the cold.

(1) Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.
(2) what's wrong with his wanting to sell his land and move on?
(3) what's wrong, my dearest? You look tired.

(1) He finally won his freedom after twenty years in jail.
(2) freedom from fear/pain/hunger, etc.
(3) I was given the freedom of the whole house.

(1) Her poems are modishly experi-mental in style and recondite in subject-matter.
(2) Both love doing things in style.
(3) Entertaining in style needn't mean spending lavishly.

(1) We had a nice visit on the phone.
(2) A voice on the phone announced itself as Mr. Baker.
(3) You are wanted on the phone.

(1) a trendy haircut
(2) What do you think of my new haircut?
(3) I see you've had a haircut.

(1) I got all the answers wrong.
(2) Pain is the body's way of telling us that something is wrong...
(3) Nobody seemed to notice anything wrong...

(1) My uncle was the mayor of memphis.
(2) It was a big river, below memphis ; banks brimming full, everywhere.
(3) Why don't we get that spot in memphis, huh?

(1) Let's wait until the rain stops.
(2) until she spoke I hadn't realized she wasn't English.
(3) You're not going out until you've finished this.