(1) municipal elections/councils
(2) municipal workers
(3) the Los Angeles municipal Art Gallery

(1) Water had spilled out of the bucket onto the floor.
(2) He startled her and made her spill her drink.
(3) Thousands of gallons of crude oil were spilled into the ocean.

(1) Bob looked pale and sullen.
(2) She gave him a sullen glare.
(3) sullen teenagers

(1) The latest crime figures are a complete sham.
(2) Their promises turned out to be full of sham and hypocrisy.
(3) a sham marriage

(1) moss-covered walls
(2) ...ground covered over with moss.
(3) She is sorting through messes masses of draw dried green moss.

(1) The recommended retail price is £9.99.
(2) department stores and other retail outlets
(3) the retail trade

(1) She had been working in a pub, cooking and waitressing.
(2) I will ask a waitress to show you the way.
(3) A waitress arrived with the wine they had ordered.

(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) They announced the withdrawal of 12 000 troops from the area.
(2) The president decided to send in the troops .
(3) Russian troops

(1) a fringe of woodland
(2) Along the coast, an industrial fringe had already developed.
(3) on the northern fringe of the city

(1) She was dazzlingly beautiful.
(2) a dazzling display of oriental dance
(3) He was dazzled by the warmth of her smile.

(1) a hoarse cough/cry/scream
(2) He shouted himself hoarse.
(3) Nick's voice was hoarse with screaming...

(1) innumerable books have been written on the subject.
(2) He has invented innumerable excuses, told endless lies.
(3) She gave innumerable tours through the farm and nature walks in the woods.

(1) We were crawling along the narrow steel lattice of the bridge.
(2) Where we find any reflections at all determines the lattice type.
(3) An ion may be noticeably displaced from its lattice position.

(1) whale meat
(2) I had a whale of a time in Birmingham.
(3) I first became acquainted with him on board a whale vessel.

(1) They embraced and promised to keep in touch.
(2) She embraced her son warmly.
(3) to embrace democracy/feminism/Islam

(1) a pastry cutter
(2) a pair of wire-cutters
(3) ...a pastry cutter.

(1) Field marshal Lord Haig
(2) marshal of the Royal Air Force
(3) a federal marshal

(1) All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather.
(2) Don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away.
(3) to cancel a policy/subscription

(1) a lawyer with many famous clients
(2) to act on behalf of a client
(3) Social workers must always consider the best interests of their clients.

(1) a gracious lady
(2) a gracious smile
(3) He has not yet learned how to be gracious in defeat.

(1) ...Brighton pier.
(2) Takings at the pier have dropped off this season.
(3) ShanTou have fine coast line and pier, traffic is very developed.

(1) The patient's brain activity is monitored via electrodes taped to the skull.
(2) A battery container is filled with electrolyte , after putting on a film, to form an electrode.
(3) Membrane electrode in its compression between two fixed electrodes to form two capacitors.

(1) The fan revolved slowly.
(2) The earth revolves on its axis.
(3) The earth revolves around the sun.

(1) It would be pointless to engage in hypothesis before we have the facts.
(2) a hypothesis about the function of dreams
(3) to formulate/confirm a hypothesis

(1) Is there always a conflict between science and religion?
(2) the Jewish religion
(3) Christianity, Islam and other world religions

(1) twist the wire to form a circle.
(2) He grabbed me and twisted my arm behind my back.
(3) Her face twisted in anger.

(1) a hotel lobby
(2) The gun lobby is/are against any change in the law.
(3) a recent lobby of Parliament by pensioners

(1) a colour/laser printer
(2) The manuscript had already been sent off to the printers.
(3) On the OpenOffice . org – Print dialog, look at the printer warnings section near the bottom.

(1) the infinity/infinities of space
(2) The landscape seemed to stretch into infinity.
(3) an infinity of stars

(1) He's a dealer in second-hand cars.
(2) an art/antique dealer
(3) ...an antique dealer.

(1) a neighbouring house
(2) neighbouring towns
(3) a neighbouring farmer

(1) You can buy a formulation containing royal jelly, pollen and vitamin C.
(2) This formulation is perfectly correct.
(3) This formulation is not proper.

(1) The goods are ready for shipment.
(2) the illegal shipment of arms
(3) shipment costs

(1) an artificial limb
(2) For a while, she lost the use of her limbs.
(3) long-limbed

(1) I tossed the book aside and got up.
(2) He tossed the ball to Anna.
(3) He tossed Anna the ball.

(1) a bridal veil
(2) Their work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.
(3) It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it) .

(1) the cruelties of life
(2) cruelty to animals
(3) The deliberate cruelty of his words cut her like a knife.

(1) a pair of pyjamas
(2) [只用于名词前]pyjama bottoms
(3) My brother was still in his pyjamas.

(1) Clare and Phil were immersed in conversation in the corner.
(2) She immersed herself in her work.
(3) The electrodes are immersed in liquid.