(1) Cruelty was quite alien to him.
(2) alien beings from outer space
(3) an illegal alien

(1) The building was completely destroyed by fire.
(2) They've destroyed all the evidence.
(3) Heat gradually destroys vitamin C.

(1) ...badly cut blue suits.
(2) I could see long canoes cutting through the waves.
(3) He decided to cut across the Heath, through Greenwich Park.

(1) What do you like to do in your spare time?
(2) Public opinion at last became vocal.
(3) He became a taunt to his neighbours.

(1) " I'll go in their barber shop and get a shave, " he thought.
(2) He could have groaned as he went into the barber shop.
(3) Is there a beauty salon ( barber shop ) in this hotel?

(1) What's the height of the world trade center?
(2) The world trade center in New York City is one of the world's tallestbuildings.
(3) Take bus no .4 from the world trade center to the railroad station.

(1) a rapid climb to stardom
(2) the long slow climb out of the recession
(3) the dollar's climb against the euro

(1) The country experienced a foreign currency shortage for several months.
(2) We lost a lot of money, but we just put it down to experience.
(3) experience has taught me that life can be very unfair.

(1) Go and wash your hands in the bathroom.
(2) I have to go to the bathroom (= use the toilet) .
(3) Where's the bathroom? (= for example in a restaurant)

(1) the modern industrial world
(2) modern European history
(3) modern Greek

(1) She's in the kitchen.
(2) We ate at the kitchen table.
(3) This plant is up to the minute with regard to the equipment used.

(1) You have done a brave act and you will hear about it.
(2) You always hear about planes being delayed because of technical faults.
(3) What you hear about may be false; what you see is true.

(1) You ought to have wished for a pretty little cottage.
(2) The car ran over the child, but by a miracle, he was unhurt.
(3) She was so sleepy that she ran into a lamppost.

(1) the planet earth
(2) the history of life on earth
(3) the earth's ozone layer

(1) Do you know what happened to Gill Lovecy (= have you any news about her) ?
(2) What's happened to your car?
(3) It's the best thing that has ever happened to me.

(1) A peal of church bells rang out in the distance.
(2) a bicycle bell
(3) His voice came down the line as clear as a bell .

(1) Mr. President, when did you ever hire me to work in your school as - as a maid?
(2) To this end, Issar's journey evokes as as it resolves.
(3) All the students as as they could to win the match.

(1) the spare bedroom
(2) a hotel with 20 bedrooms
(3) This is the master bedroom (= the main bedroom of the house) .

(1) The meal was amazingly cheap.
(2) It's amazing how quickly people adapt.
(3) amazingly, no one noticed.

(1) He stood emotionless as he heard the judge pass sentence.
(2) Flying at 1,000 ft. he heard a peculiar noise from the rotors.
(3) Rose heard the familiar voice, but tuned out the words.

(1) When soybean is made into meal, it enhances animal feeds.
(2) Military planes flew over the country in a warlike action.
(3) Sparks flew in all directions.

(1) Everything about the two ships was on a colossal scale.
(2) I bought a new turtleneck yesterday.
(3) The house she has just bought is no class.

(1) He equalized with a beautifully flighted shot.
(2) mercy/relief flights (= planes taking help to countries where there is a war)
(3) the age of supersonic flight

(1) She left by plane for Berlin.
(2) a plane crash
(3) I caught the next plane to Dublin.

(1) He was found guilty of murder.
(2) She has been charged with the attempted murder of her husband.
(3) to commit (a) murder

(1) I've got a coat just like this...
(2) She hasn't got a work permit...
(3) I'm not happy with the situation, but I've just got to accept it...

(1) What's the meaning of this word?
(2) Words often have several meanings.
(3) ‘Honesty ’? He doesn't know the meaning of the word !

(1) Cancer kills thousands of people every year.
(2) Three people were killed in the crash.
(3) He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills.

(1) ...a barber's shop in south London.
(2) My Mum took me to the barber's.
(3) The barber thinned out his customer's thick hair.

(1) cat food
(2) the big cats (= lions , tigers , etc.)
(3) He thinks he's the cat's whiskers (= he has a high opinion of himself) .

(1) He must have come inside to get out of the cold.
(2) Yesterday, the message to him was unequivocal: "get out."
(3) Beneath the sentimental psychobabble, there's a likeable movie trying to get out.

(1) my childhood hero
(2) The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy.
(3) one of the country's national heroes

(1) bright light/sunshine
(2) a bright room
(3) Her eyes were bright with tears.

(1) An accident can happen anywhere.
(2) I don't have anywhere to stay.
(3) Do you know anywhere I can buy a second-hand computer?

(1) They had met by chance at university and finished up getting married.
(2) She met Mr and Mrs Ricciardi, who were very nice to her.
(3) I met him only the once, and that was enough.

(1) to jump into the air/over a wall/into the water
(2) ‘Quick, jump! ’ he shouted.
(3) The children were jumping up and down with excitement.

(1) Their early arrival was just an accident.
(2) It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in nursing.
(3) an accident of birth/fate/history (= describing facts and events that are due to chance or circumstances)

(1) Nothing ever happens here.
(2) Don't you ever get tired?
(3) If you're ever in Miami, come and see us.

(1) The resort is a playground of the rich and famous.
(2) ...St Tropez, playground of the rich and famous.
(3) I saw him playing football on the playground.

(1) A bunch of kids were hanging around outside.
(2) a kid of 15
(3) She's a bright kid.