(1) The beach is a mile away.
(2) The station is a few minutes' walk away.
(3) Christmas is still months away.

(1) They had to travel everywhere by bus.
(2) Shall we walk or go by bus ?
(3) It is possible to get there by bus.

(1) There's no telling how long the talks could drag on.
(2) It is an open question how long that commitment can last.
(3) how long he'll be able to do so is a moot point.

(1) busloads of foreign tourists
(2) a popular tourist attraction/destination/resort
(3) the tourist industry/sector

(1) by eight o'clock he had arrived at my hotel...
(2) We all knew by then that the affair was practically over.
(3) by day a woman could safely walk the streets, but at night the pavements became dangerous...

(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) For ten years she dwelled among the nomads of north america.
(2) north america is connected with South America by the Isthmus of Panama.
(3) South America is joined to north america by a canal.

(1) They often go fishing .
(2) deep-sea fishing
(3) a fishing boat

(1) I got quite a lot of ribbing from my team-mates.
(2) I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.
(3) Do you sweat a lot or flush a lot?

(1) Aren't you forgetting something? (= I think you have forgotten to do sth)
(2) Try to forget about what happened.
(3) Could you possibly forget about work for five minutes?

(1) Several cars went off the rails.
(2) a sleeping/dining car
(3) Where can I park the car?

(1) Let's return to camp.
(2) to pitch/make camp (= put up tents)
(3) to break camp (= to take down tents)

(1) He would not be allowed to leave the country...
(2) I simply couldn't bear to leave my little girl...
(3) He left school with no qualifications...

(1) "Have they been to visit you yet?" — "Just the once, yeah."
(2) "We're all talking at the same time." — "yeah. Sorry."
(3) Is that the right way up? — yeah. I suppose so.

(1) I learnt to ride as a child.
(2) They rode along narrow country lanes.
(3) He was riding on a large black horse.

(1) The Qinghai - tibet Plateau is the world's highest plateau, averaging over 4000 metres above sea level and covering an area of 200,000 square kilometres.
(2) The Qinghai - tibet railway is nearly two thousand 13 kilometers in length.
(3) Study on Occupational Health Surveillance System Used during Construction of Qinghai - tibet Railway.

(1) a rowing/sailing boat
(2) a fishing boat
(3) You can take a boat trip along the coast.

(1) But now the fish are moving north the great lakes.
(2) the great lakes are the great wonder of Middle America.
(3) C. All the great lakes are dead.

(1) Since she'd offered to babysit, I took her up on it.
(2) My friend asked me to babysit for her six-month-old son.
(3) You can take it in turns to babysit.

(1) Where will you stay when you get to san francisco?
(2) san francisco Bay Cruise, Hearst Castle Car admission is optional.
(3) The $ 38 m plant, next to the san francisco Bay, opened in 2003.

(1) colourful postcards of California
(2) Send us a postcard from Venice!
(3) Send your answers on a postcard to the above address.

(1) She got on her bike and rode off.
(2) I usually go to work by bike .
(3) My dad bikes to work every day.

(1) Except when they take a vacation, they rarely drive long distances.
(2) Watertown a great place for the family to take a vacation.
(3) Bill used to take a vacation at that time.

(1) to go sightseeing
(2) Did you have a chance to do any sightseeing ?
(3) a sightseeing tour of the city

(1) The island may be reached by boat from the mainland.
(2) He made a firm decision to leave Fort Multry by boat.
(3) It's better for you to go by boat than by train.

(1) You may depend on their support.
(2) You may depend on his / him coming.
(3) You can depend on him to make a sound choice.

(1) Dave was in a hurry to get back to work.
(2) "Now then," Max said, "to get back to the point."
(3) "Oh," he said carelessly. "I'm in no hurry to get back."

(1) ‘Everything's under control. ’ ‘famous last words! ’
(2) a famous artist/hotel
(3) the most famous lake in Italy

(1) the beauties of nature
(2) man-made substances not found in nature
(3) nature conservation

(1) We swam in the lake.
(2) lake Ontario
(3) (figurative)a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used)

(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) Do you have any plans for the summer?
(2) There are no plans to build new offices.
(3) Your best plan (= the best thing to do) would be to go by car.

(1) The last offensive drove thousands of people into thailand.
(2) He visited thailand and Singapore to tout for investment.
(3) thailand is at its most vibrant during the New Year celebrations.

(1) Felipe Gonzalez won a fourth term of office in spain's election.
(2) Portugal and spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned.
(3) spain's top priority is the signing of an EMU treaty.

(1) Starting salary varies from £26 000 to £30 500, depending on experience.
(2) He either resigned or was sacked, depending on who you talk to.
(3) ‘Is he coming? ’ ‘That depends. He may not have the time. ’

(1) We stopped for something to eat.
(2) Give me something to do .
(3) There's something wrong with the TV.

(1) (British English)a rent book (= used to record payments of rent)
(2) How much rent do you pay for this place?
(3) The landlord has put the rent up again.

(1) She hiked up her skirt and waded into the river.
(2) The government hiked up the price of milk by over 40%.
(3) If the weather's fine, we'll go hiking this weekend.

(1) Everyone should enjoy the right of access to the countryside.
(2) The surrounding countryside is windswept and rocky.
(3) magnificent views over open countryside

(1) He got on his bicycle and rode off.
(2) We went for a bicycle ride on Sunday.
(3) I bicycled on towards the sea.