(1) a hunting lodge
(2) All visitors should report to the porter's lodge.
(3) a masonic lodge

(1) rebel forces
(2) Armed rebels advanced towards the capital.
(3) I've always been the rebel of the family.

(1) a compromise solution/agreement/candidate
(2) This model represents the best compromise between price and quality.
(3) compromise is an inevitable part of life.

(1) a sugar plantation/refinery/bowl
(2) This juice contains no added sugar .
(3) Do you take sugar (= have it in your tea, coffee, etc.) ?

(1) It's hard to find good pineapples at this time of year.
(2) He styled his poem doggerel.
(3) I can knock off a poem in half an hour.

(1) the team's 3–2 victory against Poland
(2) to win a victory
(3) a decisive/narrow victory

(1) a clock/bell tower
(2) the tower of London
(3) the Eiffel tower

(1) Please state your name, age and occupation below.
(2) Her main occupation seems to be shopping.
(3) the Roman occupation of Britain

(1) ‘I've won, I've won! ’ she crowed.
(2) She gave a little crow of triumph.
(3) The villages are no more than a mile apart as the crow flies.

(1) Can I borrow your umbrella?
(2) Members can borrow up to ten books from the library at any one time.
(3) She borrowed £2 000 from her parents.

(1) to enter a relationship/conflict/war
(2) Several new firms have now entered the market.
(3) The investigation has entered a new phase.

(1) tomato/cranberry/chilli, etc. sauce
(2) chicken in a white sauce
(3) ice cream with a hot fudge sauce

(1) a political/spiritual, etc. leader
(2) the leader of the party
(3) union leaders

(1) We could see the stars through an opening in the roof.
(2) The movie has an exciting opening.
(3) the opening of the Olympic Games

(1) ...the huge oil reservoir beneath the Kuwaiti desert.
(2) ...the body's short-term reservoir of energy.
(3) In the fourth section, it is calculatation volume of freight transportation in Three Gorges reservoir area.

(1) "Prices are down 40 per cent since christmas," he lamented.
(2) "Will Joe be here at christmas?" — "I expect so."
(3) Authorities requisitioned hotel rooms to lodge more than 3,000 stranded christmas vacationers.

(1) the tramp of marching feet
(2) We had a long tramp home.
(3) We tramped across the wet grass to look at the statue.

(1) Load the program into the computer.
(2) an intense training program
(3) the university's graduate programs

(1) a cordial atmosphere/meeting/relationship
(2) [不可数名词]I was greeted with a show of cordiality.
(3) blackcurrant cordial

(1) This latest evidence casts serious doubt on his version of events.
(2) The priceless treasures had been cast into the Nile.
(3) They cast anchor at nightfall.

(1) the year 2005 and beyond
(2) The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond.
(3) The exercise was beyond the abilities of most of the class.

(1) cubic centimetres/inches/metres
(2) the cubic capacity of a car's engine
(3) a cubic figure

(1) a music/theatre/literary, etc. critic
(2) The critics loved the movie.
(3) She is one of the ruling party's most outspoken critics.

(1) an unpleasant subject of conversation
(2) books on many different subjects
(3) a magazine article on the subject of space travel

(1) a car factory
(2) factory workers
(3) He owned furniture factories in New York State.

(1) I have no intention of going to the wedding.
(2) He has announced his intention to retire.
(3) It was not my intention that she should suffer.

(1) We're up to our ears in work.
(2) News of his affair eventually reached her ears.
(3) ‘I bumped into your ex-wife last night. ’ ‘I thought I could feel my ears burning! ’

(1) He radiated self-confidence and optimism.
(2) Heat radiates from the stove.
(3) Five roads radiate from the square.

(1) a growth in home ownership
(2) ownership of the land is currently being disputed.
(3) to be in joint/private/public ownership

(1) His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000.
(2) All the children are earning now.
(3) Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.

(1) a trade mission to China
(2) a fact-finding mission
(3) a mercy mission to aid homeless refugees

(1) the Royal family (= the children and close relations of the king or queen)
(2) I always think of you as one of the family .
(3) Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years.

(1) I've seen him somewhere before.
(2) Can we go somewhere warm?
(3) I've already looked there─it must be somewhere else .

(1) The project implies an enormous investment in training.
(2) The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest.
(3) The survey implies (that) more people are moving house than was thought.

(1) Come into the house.
(2) She dived into the water.
(3) He threw the letter into the fire.

(1) to sail into harbour
(2) The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake.
(3) The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe.

(1) staff training
(2) Few candidates had received any training in management.
(3) a training course

(1) He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it) .
(2) It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in winter) .
(3) even a child can understand it (= so adults certainly can) .

(1) Thank you─you're a real gentleman.
(2) He's no gentleman!
(3) Ladies and gentlemen! Can I have your attention, please?

(1) sulphurous fumes
(2) The air reeks of sulphur.
(3) ...measures to reduce emissions of sulphur dioxide.