(1) I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small. (2) Look at the false police reports that omitted or misstated crucial facts. (3) In the early seventies I wore false eyelashes, as was the fashion.
(1) Mozart clearly enjoyed good health throughout his twenties and early thirties. (2) She became quite a notable director in the thirties and forties. (3) He is thirty inches round the middle.
(1) one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years (2) They waited and waited for something exciting to happen. (3) an exciting prospect/possibility
(1) in the top/middle/bottom drawer of the desk (2) He opened a drawer in his writing-table. (3) You can be assured the matter will be closely investigated and the necessary remedial actions taken.
(1) ...the debut single from the new five-piece fronted by singer Melissa Heathcoate. (2) Officers will crack down on lunatic motorists who speed or drive too close to the car in front... (3) 'What's with this guy?' demanded an American voice in the row in front.
(1) He has brought much of the present crisis on himself... (2) ...the government's present economic difficulties... (3) ...his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.
(1) a substantial contribution (2) All contributions will be gratefully received. (3) valuable contributions towards the upkeep of the cathedral
contribution [ˌkɒntrɪˈbju:ʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.工资；报应； vt.& vi.实行，进行，作（战等）；〈方〉雇佣；〈古〉打赌，抵押，担保；
尚可；（确保对方同意或理解）如何；可允许（的）；正确的；
n.贡献，捐赠，捐助；捐赠，捐助物；投稿，来稿；[军]（向占领地人民征收的）军税；
adv.大概；或许；很可能；备不住；
(1) We should take some comfort from the ability of the judicial system to fight back against corruption. (2) The teenage attackers fled when the two men fought back... (3) He is still fighting for his life in hospital.
(1) Are you absolutely certain about this? (2) I'm not certain who was there. (3) To my certain knowledge he was somewhere else at the time (= I am sure about it) .
(1) He was very unlucky not to win. (2) By some unlucky chance, her name was left off the list. (3) Some people think it's unlucky to walk under a ladder.
(1) an indoor swimming pool (2) indoor games (3) the world indoor 200 metres champion
indoor [ˈɪndɔ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.切成片；切下；划分； n.薄片；一部分；（因失误而打出的）曲线球； vi.斜击；
pron.“myself”的复数；我们自己；（把）我们自己；
n.[计算机]程序；例行公事；日常工作；固定节目； adj.例行的；常规的；日常的；普通的；
adj.室内的，户内的；在室内使用的；待在家里的；救济院内的；
(1) We interviewed each individual member of the community. (2) The minister refused to comment on individual cases. (3) respect for individual freedom
(1) heart/liver/kidney, etc. disease (2) health measures to prevent the spread of disease (3) an infectious/contagious disease (= one that can be passed to sb very easily)
(1) I gave you specific instructions. (2) ‘I'd like your help tomorrow. ’ ‘Can you be more specific (= tell me exactly what you want) ? ’ (3) children's television programmes aimed at a specific age group
specific [spəˈsɪfɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.地点，场所；斑点，污点；[股票]现货；职位，职务； v.弄上污渍，弄上斑点；污辱，玷污；认出，发现；散步； adj.现场的；现货的；插播的； abbr.satellite positioning and tracking 卫星定位和跟踪；
(1) He's in the first fifteen. (2) In India, there are fifteen official languages. (3) Six from fifteen leaves nine.
fifteen [ˌfɪfˈti:n] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.埋葬，葬；为…举行葬礼；隐藏，埋藏，遮盖，掩蔽；专心致志于，埋头于，沉溺于； n.布里；
n.十五；十五个人组成的橄榄球队；
n.报酬；报答；赏金；酬金； vt.酬谢，奖赏；报答，惩罚；
adj.幽默的；滑稽的；风趣的；谐；
(1) The theatre was evacuated when rain poured through the roof at the Liverpool Playhouse... (2) Go straight through that door under the EXIT sign... (3) Use a proper fish knife and fork if possible as they are designed to cut through the flesh but not the bones...