(1) She could not hide her dismay at the result.
(2) He looked at her in dismay .
(3) To her dismay , her name was not on the list.

(1) The world's resources are rapidly diminishing.
(2) His influence has diminished with time.
(3) Our efforts were producing diminishing returns (= we achieved less although we spent more time or money) .

(1) a bachelor of Arts/Engineering/Science
(2) an eligible bachelor (= one that many people want to marry, especially because he is rich)
(3) a confirmed bachelor (= a person who does not intend to marry; often used in newspapers to refer to a homosexual man)

(1) Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled.
(2) A convoy of trucks rattled by.
(3) He was clearly rattled by the question.

(1) Beyond the windows, a November midday was uniformly grey.
(2) Microwaves heat water uniformly.
(3) The natives uniformly agreed on this important point.

(1) European civilization was the first to impose itself across the whole world.
(2) Everyone imposes on Dave's good nature.
(3) ‘You must stay for lunch. ’ ‘Well, thanks, but I don't want to impose… ’

(1) There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery.
(2) He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase.
(3) It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day.

(1) the largest displacement of civilian population since World War Two
(2) a ship with a displacement of 10 000 tonnes
(3) ...the displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.

(1) I wanted her and she was playing hard to get.
(2) California's been particularly hard hit by the recession.
(3) The talks had been hard going at the start.

(1) Have you had an answer to your letter?
(2) As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000.
(3) I rang the bell, but there was no answer.

(1) Music is an integral part of the school's curriculum.
(2) Practical experience is integral to the course.
(3) All models have an integral CD player.

(1) a thoughtless remark
(2) ...a small minority of thoughtless and inconsiderate people...
(3) It was thoughtless of her to mention it...

(1) a smoke detector
(2) ...a metal detector.
(3) ...fire alarms and smoke detectors.

(1) a row of trees
(2) We sat in a row at the back of the room.
(3) The vegetables were planted in neat rows.

(1) in/during the reign of Charles II
(2) the reigning monarch
(3) Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901.

(1) Children need to be cherished.
(2) her most cherished possession
(3) cherish the memory of those days in Paris.

(1) ...a fixed three-bladed propeller.
(2) A: Check to see if the propeller is too large.
(3) Smith propeller Plant, created during the war.

(1) an audience with the Pope
(2) The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers.
(3) His book reached an even wider audience when it was made into a movie.

(1) In his art he broke the laws of scientific linear perspective.
(2) Students do not always progress in a linear fashion.
(3) linear measurement (= for example metres, feet, etc.)

(1) Crowds gathered in the vicinity of Trafalgar Square.
(2) There is no hospital in the immediate vicinity .
(3) There were a hundred or so hotels in the vicinity of the railway station...

(1) Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries.
(2) Our skin cream contains only natural ingredients.
(3) the essential ingredients for success

(1) subtle colours/flavours/smells, etc.
(2) There are subtle differences between the two versions.
(3) She's been dropping subtle hints about what she'd like as a present.

(1) The report provides a framework for further research.
(2) We need to establish a legal framework for the protection of the environment.
(3) the basic framework of society

(1) electrician : Sometimes sparks do shoot up but we have ground wire, which keeps us safe.
(2) During a chat, Zheng said that he once worked an electrician.
(3) The electrician wears rubber shoes on the job.

(1) The grinder was powered by a windmill.
(2) We pause at the shoe stamp that soils the windmill photo.
(3) The broken windmill is creaking.

(1) Locate the remaining materials needed to complete the glider. Once completed, traverse to the underground laboratory.
(2) Skorzeny landed by glider with fifty paratroopers, stormed the hotel and freed Mussolini.
(3) He put ( the glider ) down in a field.

(1) The following is a summary of our conclusions.
(2) a news summary
(3) a two-page summary of a government report

(1) an accessory before/after the fact (= before/after the crime was committed)
(2) the accessory muscles of respiration
(3) bicycle accessories

(1) the prisoner's repeated denials of the charges against him
(2) The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack.
(3) an official denial that there would be an election before the end of the year

(1) I traversed the narrow pedestrian bridge.
(2) …a steep-sided valley traversed by streams.
(3) Locate the remaining materials needed to complete the glider. Once completed, traverse to the underground laboratory.

(1) He came back of his own accord.
(2) The symptoms will clear up of their own accord.
(3) Our society accords great importance to the family.

(1) ...their commitment to a society based on equality for all citizens irrespective of ethnic origin...
(2) This service should be available to everybody, irrespective of whether they can afford it.
(3) He is going to buy it irrespective of what you say.

(1) You couldn't help being thrilled by the drama of the situation.
(2) A powerful human drama was unfolding before our eyes.
(3) I studied English and drama at college.

(1) the user interface
(2) the interface between computer and printer
(3) the interface between manufacturing and sales

(1) Software invalidation has become the main cause of the system paralyse.
(2) The effect of the drug is to paralyse the nerves in the leg before the operation.

(1) She publicly denounced the government's handling of the crisis.
(2) The project was denounced as a scandalous waste of public money.
(3) They were denounced as spies.

(1) a wasp sting
(2) a wasps' nest
(3) wasp is a kind of flying insect.

(1) He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor.
(2) the sound of shattering glass
(3) The explosion shattered all the windows in the building.

(1) She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform.
(2) a generally acknowledged fact
(3) I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.

(1) a complete change of tack
(2) It was a brave decision to change tack in the middle of the project.
(3) When threats failed, she decided to try/take a different tack .