(1) My boss is making life very difficult for me.
(2) 13 is a difficult age.
(3) a difficult child/customer/boss

(1) We need changes in the law governing school attendance.
(2) All his decisions have been entirely governed by self-interest.
(3) Prices are governed by market demand.

(1) Are you doing anything over the weekend ?
(2) Have a good weekend!
(3) It happened on the weekend of 24 and 25 April.

(1) one of the richest women in the world
(2) Nobody gets rich from writing nowadays.
(3) (slang)to be filthy/stinking (= extremely) rich

(1) Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time.
(2) Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press.
(3) This story is apparently a complete invention.

(1) He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache.
(2) a week's growth of beard
(3) a goat's beard

(1) a smoke-free working environment
(2) This is a smoke free office.
(3) These are machine wash & dry and comes from a pet and smoke free home.

(1) to reject an argument/a claim/a decision/an offer/a suggestion
(2) The prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system.
(3) The proposal was firmly rejected .

(1) a conventional plot about love and marriage
(2) The book is well organized in terms of plot.
(3) She bought a small plot of land to build a house on.

(1) The candles on the christmas tree lit up the room.
(2) The child was attracted by the glitter of the christmas tree decorations.
(3) The christmas tree was decked with gifts.

(1) a public/reference/university, etc. library
(2) a library book
(3) a toy library (= for borrowing toys from)

(1) Don't put that glass so near the edge of the table.
(2) I sat down at the water's edge.
(3) Stand the coin on its edge.

(1) a cheese sandwich
(2) a sandwich bar (= a place that sells sandwiches )
(3) I was sandwiched between two fat men on the bus.

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

(1) every now and then he regretted his decision.
(2) They visit us every other week.
(3) We see each other every now and again .

(1) He was a big man in his forties, smartly dressed in a suit and tie.
(2) Steel cans were introduced sometime during the forties.
(3) With the chill factor, it's nearly minus forty here.

(1) ‘Accidents will happen ’, as the saying goes .
(2) We also realize the truth of that old saying: Charity begins at home...
(3) Her favourite saying was: 'There are a lot of people far worse off than me.'

(1) quite/perfectly (= completely) normal
(2) Her temperature is normal.
(3) It's normal to feel tired after such a long trip.

(1) The manuscript is just one of the treasures in their possession .
(2) The gang was caught in possession of stolen goods.
(3) The possession of a passport is essential for foreign travel.

(1) We produce all kinds of fashion jewelry & art craft made of Tutania, Copper, Diamond.
(2) We supply crystal jewelry with very clear Natural crystal beads, as clear as diamond.
(3) What did I add ? A jewelry box for Coco's Tiffany jewelry.

(1) a senior officer/manager/lecturer, etc.
(2) a senior partner in a law firm
(3) a senior post/position

(1) a coat with a fur collar
(2) I turned up my collar against the wind (= to keep warm) .
(3) He always wears a collar and tie for work.

(1) black/white grapes (= grapes that are actually purple/green in colour)
(2) a bunch of grapes
(3) These accusations have been going on for some time now, but it is just sour grapes.

(1) a laser beam
(2) a laser navigation device
(3) The bar codes on the products are read by lasers.

(1) ...eight-to-nine-year-olds in their third year at primary school...
(2) Greenside primary school.
(3) There are only a few elementary lessons in primary school.

(1) to make a horror movie
(2) Have you seen the latest Tarantino movie?
(3) a famous movie director/star

(1) That programme will include live commentary on the England-ireland game.
(2) The film takes no position on the politics of Northern ireland.
(3) The first British attempt to colonize ireland was in the twelfth century.

(1) a feeling of sheer/pure delight
(2) The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy.
(3) She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans.

(1) She ate noisily and greedily.
(2) He stared at the diamonds with greedy eyes.
(3) The shareholders are greedy for profit.

(1) a baby girl
(2) a little girl of six
(3) Hello, girls and boys!

(1) Shenyang Zone of Peace Street Wuli He is the number of zip code?
(2) SHIPPING TERMS: Shipping costs and method are determined by total product weight and customer zip code.
(3) Address: Shandong Qingdao Chengyangouliuting streets Xianjie written zip code: 266108 Tel: 4817595.

(1) She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work.
(2) The police found him asleep in a garage.
(3) He was so exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk.

(1) Anybody can see that it's wrong.
(2) The exercises are so simple that almost anyone can do them.
(3) She wasn't anyone before she got that job.

(1) Generations of students have learnt to parrot the standard explanations.
(2) A different kind of bird, not a parrot, named Puck was tested in 1993.
(3) Not all parrot species are talkers, though.

(1) a small dictionary for everyday use
(2) The Internet has become part of everyday life .
(3) everyday objects

(1) the arctic ocean is considered to be a northern part of the Atlantic Ocean.
(2) Have any fish been contaminated in the arctic ocean?
(3) On the North Coast there is the arctic ocean.

(1) Sanitary conditions are quite important, because the comma bacillus exist and proliferate outside the human body.
(2) And our goal is only a comma, not a full stop.
(3) A comma splice is the use of a comma between two independent clauses.

(1) She finished law school last year.
(2) a beautifully finished piece of furniture
(3) He put the finishing touches to his painting (= did the things that made it complete) .

(1) Each child had to recite a poem to the class.
(2) They recited all their grievances to me.
(3) She could recite a list of all the kings and queens.

(1) Try not to eat between meals.
(2) Lunch is his main meal of the day.
(3) (especially British English) to go out for a meal (= to go to a restaurant to have a meal)