(1) I saw the letter purely by chance.
(2) The charity is run on a purely voluntary basis.
(3) She took the job purely and simply for the money.

(1) (informal)What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton!
(2) They've got tons of money.
(3) I've still got tons to do.

(1) Higher-rate deposit accounts yield good returns.
(2) The research has yielded useful information.
(3) trees that no longer yield fruit

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

(1) the manager who is largely responsible for the team's victory
(2) It was largely a matter of trial and error.
(3) He resigned largely because of the stories in the press.

(1) Doctors think he will go blind .
(2) blind and partially sighted people
(3) One of her parents is blind.

(1) The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.
(2) Before he died he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.
(3) Carolyn was consumed with guilt.

(1) You have dishonoured the name of the school.
(2) He had dishonoured nearly all of his election pledges.
(3) It would dishonour my family if I didn't wear the veil.

(1) The two teams have always been rivals.
(2) The Japanese are our biggest economic rivals.
(3) This latest design has no rivals (= it is easily the best design available) .

(1) He laughed coarsely at her.
(2) coarsely chopped onions (= cut into large pieces)
(3) coarse manners/laughter

(1) a herd of cattle
(2) twenty head of cattle (= twenty cows)
(3) dairy/beef cattle

(1) duty on wine and beer
(2) Who's on duty today?
(3) What time do you go off duty?

(1) The software we use has been modified for us.
(2) Patients are taught how to modify their diet.
(3) to modify your behaviour/language/views

(1) Follow the instructions on the packet carefully.
(2) The plant comes with full instructions on how to care for it.
(3) Always read the instructions before you start.

(1) the main/primary/principal objective
(2) to meet/achieve your objectives
(3) You must set realistic aims and objectives for yourself.

(1) His face was a queer pink colour.
(2) If you ask me, there's something a bit queer going on.
(3) ...contemporary queer culture.

(1) to encourage foreign investment
(2) investment income
(3) This country needs investment in education.

(1) He had finally achieved success.
(2) They could not achieve their target of less than 3% inflation.
(3) I haven't achieved very much today.

(1) The visiting professor was cocktailed, partied and dined.
(2) Once upon a time in a faraway land there lived a princess in a big castle.
(3) Instead of working hard at her lessons, Mary spends her time building a castle in the air.

(1) We only communicate by email.
(2) They communicated in sign language.
(3) Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other.

(1) a first-year undergraduate
(2) an undergraduate course/student/degree
(3) Economics undergraduates are probably the brightest in the university.

(1) gummed labels (= with glue on one side)
(2) A large address label was gummed to the package.
(3) fruit gums

(1) What I failed to appreciate was the distance between the two cities.
(2) I don't think you appreciate how expensive it will be.
(3) We didn't fully appreciate that he was seriously ill.

(1) They throng the beaches between late June and early August.
(2) An official pushed through the throng.
(3) We pushed our way through the throng.

(1) personal effects/belongings/possessions
(2) personal details (= your name, age, etc.)
(3) Of course, this is just a personal opinion.

(1) By mid-morning, the temperature was already above 100 degrees fahrenheit.
(2) The thermometer shows the temperature in Celsius and fahrenheit.
(3) Highest temperatures 11º Celsius, that's 52º fahrenheit.

(1) She lives on campus (= within the main university area) .
(2) campus life
(3) ...during a rally at the campus...

(1) the conquest of inflation
(2) I'm just one of his many conquests.
(3) the Norman conquest (= of England in 1066)

(1) He barked questions at her.
(2) You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money.
(3) a bark of laughter

(1) How can they justify paying such huge salaries?
(2) Her success had justified the faith her teachers had put in her.
(3) The Prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to Parliament.

(1) The museum is privately funded.
(2) a government-funded programme
(3) a dance festival funded by the Arts Council

(1) The weather discouraged people from attending.
(2) Learners can feel very discouraged if an exercise is too difficult.
(3) a discouraging experience/response/result

(1) An owl hooted nearby.
(2) The corresponding relations between concept algebra and Ontology Web Language ( owl ) are analyzed.
(3) Rather, the wizard would an object of some sort – like a message owl, say.

(1) He begins his new series on BBC 2 at 9pm on thursday.
(2) Antarctic air brought biting cold to southern Chile on thursday.
(3) He appeared at Manchester Crown Court on thursday on a drink-driving charge.

(1) the earth's orbit around the sun
(2) a space station in orbit round the moon
(3) A new satellite has been put into orbit around the earth.

(1) the auto industry
(2) ...the auto industry.
(3) auto focusing technology is widely used in all kinds of optical apparatus.

(1) Don't come near me...
(2) Her children went back every year to stay in a farmhouse near the cottage...
(3) After the war, The House of Hardie came near to bankruptcy...

(1) Very few people can pronounce my name correctly.
(2) The ‘b ’ in lamb is not pronounced.
(3) to pronounce an opinion

(1) I think your South american youth has prejudiced you.
(2) The american dollar finished the day up against foreign currencies.
(3) Before all this the island was populated by native american Arawaks.

(1) With (any) luck , we'll be home before dark.
(2) (British English) With a bit of luck , we'll finish on time.
(3) So far I have had no luck with finding a job.