(1) Doctors said she is now out of danger (= not likely to die) .
(2) There is no danger of a bush fire now.
(3) The building is in danger of collapsing.

(1) I ran away from home when I was sixteen...
(2) After his beating Colin ran away and hasn't been heard of since...
(3) She ran away with a man called McTavish last year...

(1) Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around...
(2) When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party.
(3) She was 40 inches around the hips.

(1) She is scared of going out alone.
(2) He's scared of heights.
(3) People are scared to use the buses late at night.

(1) a recent development/discovery/event
(2) his most recent visit to Poland
(3) There have been many changes in recent years .

(1) He will do well in that work because he has a lot on the ball.
(2) 'shall I do well, in the mean time, to show myself?
(3) He had a long head, he should do well in business.

(1) ...the boys' dormitory...
(2) The latest refugees were housed in makeshift dormitories.
(3) She lived in a college dormitory.

(1) to wear a shirt and tie
(2) a short-sleeved shirt
(3) a football shirt

(1) The terrorists are threatening to blow up the plane.
(2) a terrorist attack/bomb/group
(3) One American was killed and three were wounded in terrorist attacks.

(1) Finance is Mark's area.
(2) The big growth area of recent years has been in health clubs.
(3) the area of a triangle

(1) They have the right to come in and inspect the meter.
(2) Women can come in here and not feel intimidated.
(3) Colleges and universities come in all shapes and sizes.

(1) Red, white and blue bunting hung in the city's renovated train station.
(2) We're handily placed for the train station.
(3) The vagabonds were banished from the train station.

(1) How would they get over that problem, he wondered?
(2) Will it be any trouble to get over here that quickly?
(3) He'll get over it—young people are amazingly resilient.

(1) The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
(2) The assembly voted to delay the legislation to allow further consultation to take place.
(3) A singing meet will take place next week.

(1) He is studying for a master's degree at peking university.
(2) Also Titled Folksongs weekly of National peking university. Ge yan zhou kan.
(3) Master of Law, Faculty of Law, peking university, 1983.

(1) He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold...
(2) Both nations are seeking closer links with the West...
(3) He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons.

(1) It was good to be back on land .
(2) We made the journey by land , though flying would have been cheaper.
(3) In the distance the crew sighted land.

(1) ...an annotated version of Mozart's opera that allows the listener to follow the score.
(2) Can you follow the plot so far?...
(3) I'm afraid I don't follow.

(1) A strange thing happened this morning.
(2) She was looking at me in a very strange way.
(3) It's strange (that) we haven't heard from him.

(1) They ate, as they usually did, in the kitchen.
(2) The volunteers kept a record of everything they ate for a week.
(3) Ray and I ate our meal and reminisced about the trip.

(1) The book sold 20 000 copies within two weeks.
(2) The subeditors prepare the reporters' copy for the paper and write the headlines.
(3) This will make great copy for the advertisement.

(1) Stop shouting and listen!
(2) I shouted for help but nobody came.
(3) She shouted at him to shut the gate.

(1) I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me.
(2) If you take my work away I can'tbe happy anymore.
(3) I don't feel that anyone can kick me around anymore.

(1) We eventually took off at 11 o'clock and arrived in Venice at 1.30.
(2) They need to expand the number of farmers who are involved if the scheme's going to really take off...
(3) In 1944, he met Edith Piaf, and his career took off.

(1) beijing international airport is a modernized airport.

(1) All told there were 104 people on the payroll...
(2) All told, it seems like an awful mess…
(3) He came back to earth when the teacher told him to pay more attention.

(1) in the US, near the Canadian border
(2) Nevada's northern border
(3) to cross the border

(1) He saddled his horse, mounted, and rode away at a gallop.
(2) The huntsmen rode fast, chasing after the fox.
(3) The bird rode on the wind.

(1) What time will we be supposed to arrive there.
(2) Spend large bundle not to be supposed to spend to treat unjustly the money.
(3) What does the wind power field patrol the route to be supposed to on to formulate?

(1) (British English)to take a decision (= to decide)
(2) to make a decision (= to decide)
(3) We need a decision on this by next week.

(1) We must have been burgled while we were asleep.
(2) Her parents died while she was still at school.
(3) while I was waiting at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.

(1) an airmail/padded/prepaid envelope
(2) writing paper and envelopes
(3) There's a valuable place for fashion and design that pushes the envelope a bit...

(1) As soon as the bell rang, the captain gave orders to cast off, and the voyage began.
(2) What happens when an unstoppable force meets a immovable object?
(3) " Well, anyhow, I rang the bell. ”

(1) I was late, but fortunately the meeting hadn't started.
(2) fortunately for him, he was very soon offered another job.
(3) fortunately, the weather that winter was reasonably mild...

(1) Their footsteps echoed in the silence.
(2) A scream broke the silence of the night.
(3) I need absolute silence when I'm working.

(1) Members of green peace have done much campaigning to save the whales.

(1) Did you actually see the ufo?
(2) Have any of you actually seen a ufo?
(3) Everyone on board saw it and everyone thought, " ufo " Unidentified Flying Object.

(1) It's a tragedy that she died so young.
(2) tragedy struck the family when their son was hit by a car and killed.
(3) The whole affair ended in tragedy .

(1) The room was disappointingly small.
(2) a disappointing result/performance
(3) The outcome of the court case was disappointing for the family involved.