(1) They chattered away happily for a while.
(2) The children chattered to each other excitedly about the next day's events.
(3) Jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy him.

(1) five years of steady economic growth
(2) a steady decline in numbers
(3) We are making slow but steady progress.

(1) a valuable experience
(2) The book provides valuable information on recent trends.
(3) This advice was to prove valuable .

(1) The government has just repealed the law segregating public facilities.
(2) Harry has made out a strong case for the repeal of the Corn Laws.
(3) Some initiatives propose the repeal of existing state laws.

(1) She developed complications after the surgery.
(2) The bad weather added a further complication to our journey.
(3) He died of complications from a heart attack.

(1) to hit a home run
(2) We've hit our ball over the fence!
(3) He was hit by a sniper.

(1) the sophisticated pleasures of city life
(2) Mark is a smart and sophisticated young man.
(3) highly sophisticated computer systems

(1) She is one of the Hollywood immortals.
(2) In the immortal words of Henry Ford, ‘If it ain't broke, don't fix it. ’
(3) the immortal Goethe

(1) Mary was always the perfect hostess.
(2) She was a superb hostess to us all.
(3) The hostess introduced them...

(1) He looked sideways at her.
(2) The truck skidded sideways across the road.
(3) He has been moved sideways (= moved to another job at the same level as before, not higher or lower) .

(1) For many people, alas, hunger is part of everyday life.
(2) Such scandals have not, alas, been absent...
(3) alas, it's not that simple.

(1) an underground garage (= for example under an office building)
(2) a garage mechanic
(3) (British English)a house with a built-in garage

(1) Most of the houses are built of stone.
(2) stone walls
(3) a stone floor

(1) Think of a number and multiply it by two.
(2) a high/low number
(3) even numbers (= 2, 4, 6, etc.)

(1) He seems to have overlooked one important fact.
(2) We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence.
(3) a restaurant overlooking the lake

(1) His hair was bleached by the sun .
(2) bleached cotton/paper
(3) She bleached her hair blonde.

(1) the forthcoming elections
(2) a list of forthcoming books
(3) the band's forthcoming UK tour

(1) deviation from the previously accepted norms
(2) sexual deviation
(3) a deviation from the plan

(1) prick holes in the paper with a pin.
(2) He pricked the balloon and burst it.
(3) She pricked her finger on a needle.

(1) I'd like to reserve a table for three for eight o'clock.
(2) I've reserved a room in the name of Jones.
(3) These seats are reserved for special guests.

(1) Teachers have a limited amount of time to interact with each child.
(2) Perfume interacts with the skin's natural chemicals.
(3) the interaction between performers and their audience

(1) a long and winding road
(2) Park loom, drawing machine, winding machine, Fumo and other machinery plastic accessories!
(3) Because each of the Elder Scrolls, winding occurs 2 times the thickness of the material.

(1) Colin had been put into a bath and been scrubbed from head to foot.
(2) Living with my parents is doing my head in.
(3) Ethiopia, for instance uses the equivalent of just twenty kilos of oil per head a year.

(1) grasshopper perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged them for a little food.
(2) A: How can you eat that grasshopper? It doesn't make you sick?
(3) It's all right, comforted the grasshopper.

(1) She growled a sarcastic reply.
(2) ‘Who are you? ’ he growled at the stranger.
(3) The car growls along rutted streets.

(1) Cutting our costs is the only way forward .
(2) We are not getting any further forward with the discussion.
(3) The project will go forward (= continue) as planned.

(1) In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting.
(2) Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies.
(3) Managers do not have a monopoly on stress.

(1) The new trade agreement should facilitate more rapid economic growth.
(2) Structured teaching facilitates learning.
(3) The new airport will facilitate the development of tourism...

(1) He drove too fast with tragic consequences.
(2) to suffer/face/take the consequences of your actions
(3) Don't worry. It's of no consequence .

(1) an elemental truth
(2) the elemental fury of the storm
(3) ...the elemental life they would be living in this new colony.

(1) to hoe the flower beds
(2) I have to feed the chickens and hoe the potatoes...
(3) Today he was hoeing in the vineyard.

(1) the bleak/rugged/dramatic, etc. landscape of the area
(2) the woods and fields that are typical features of the English landscape
(3) an urban/industrial landscape

(1) Beware the sharks when you are making up your mind how to invest.
(2) Other Ingredients : Gelatin, Glycerin. This product contains fish ( shark ) ingredients.
(3) The shark is a large fish.

(1) a desire for vengeance
(2) to take vengeance on sb
(3) He swore vengeance on his child's killer.

(1) Full details are given in appendix 3.
(2) He had to have his appendix out (= removed) .
(3) ...a burst appendix.

(1) reed beds (= where they grow)
(2) Mrs reed smacked my face left me without a word.
(3) It works through magnet and magnetic reed switch , so as to detect unauthorized access.

(1) The report underlines the importance of pre-school education.
(2) Her question underlined how little she understood him.
(3) The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk...

(1) The way she puts on that accent really irritates me.
(2) Some drugs can irritate the lining of the stomach.
(3) I found her extremely irritating.

(1) to safeguard a person's interests
(2) to safeguard jobs
(3) The new card will safeguard the company against fraud.

(1) ...purple and gold spherical earrings.
(2) A new type of pneumatic actuator, pneumatic spherical joint is studied in this thesis.
(3) Having the shape a globe or globule ; spherical.