(1) a meat substitute
(2) Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother.
(3) a substitute family

(1) ‘You're very quiet today. ’ ‘pardon? ’ ‘I said you're very quiet today. ’
(2) to ask/grant/receive a pardon
(3) a royal/presidential pardon

(1) a 200-hectare farm
(2) a farm worker/labourer
(3) farm buildings/machinery

(1) She's my sister.
(2) an older/younger sister
(3) (informal)a big/little/kid sister

(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 novel has long descriptions and not much dialogue.
(2) dialogues for language learners
(3) The President told waiting reporters there had been a constructive dialogue.

(1) a forest of television aerials
(2) Thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed each year.
(3) a forest fire

(1) He's still living with his parents.
(2) her adoptive parents
(3) Sue and Ben have recently become parents.

(1) Your account of events does not correspond with hers.
(2) Your account and hers do not correspond.
(3) The written record of the conversation doesn't correspond to (= is different from) what was actually said.

(1) to insert/turn the key in the lock
(2) the car keys
(3) a bunch of keys

(1) Just shut up, or else!
(2) He either forgot or else decided not to come.
(3) They can't be coming or else they'd have called.

(1) a super meal
(2) We had a super time in Italy.
(3) She was super (= very kind) when I was having problems.

(1) The project is being allocated more resources.
(2) More resources are being allocated to the project.
(3) A large sum has been allocated for buying new books for the library.

(1) They planned to march on and liberate the city...
(2) They made a triumphal march into their liberated city.
(3) He asked how committed the leadership was to liberating its people from poverty.

(1) to negotiate a peace settlement
(2) The management and unions have reached a settlement over new working conditions.
(3) an out-of-court settlement (= money that is paid to sb or an agreement that is made to stop sb going to court)

(1) I've just had a tooth out at the dentist's.
(2) to brush/clean your teeth
(3) tooth decay

(1) The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality.
(2) Her parents made sacrifices so that she could have a good education.
(3) to make the final/supreme sacrifice (= to die for your country, to save a friend, etc.)

(1) The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads.
(2) The women came down the hill with their loads of firewood.
(3) These backpacks are designed to carry a heavy load .

(1) the random killing of innocent people
(2) a random sample/selection (= in which each thing has an equal chance of being chosen)
(3) The information is processed in a random order.

(1) a candidate for the degree of MPhil
(2) Our team is a prime candidate for relegation this year.
(3) Your father is an obvious candidate for a heart attack.

(1) In the silence we could hear the clock ticking.
(2) While we waited the taxi's meter kept ticking away.
(3) a ticking bomb

(1) a rise/an increase/a drop/a fall in profits
(2) The company made a healthy profit on the deal.
(3) profit from exports rose 7.3%.

(1) There's a bathroom and a lavatory upstairs.
(2) The nearest public lavatory is at the station.
(3) ...the ladies' lavatory at the University of London.

(1) An army of ants marched across the path.
(2) an army of advisers/volunteers
(3) an army officer

(1) ...badly cut blue suits.
(2) I could see long canoes cutting through the waves.
(3) He decided to cut across the Heath, through Greenwich Park.

(1) Terrorist groups claimed responsibility for the shootings and bomb attacks.
(2) grouse shooting
(3) shooting began early this year.

(1) Most of us do our food shopping in the supermarket...
(2) How do those prawns find their way from Norway to the supermarket shelf?
(3) The supermarket offers a rich supply of different commodities.

(1) A ship's speed is measured in knots.
(2) a device that measures the level of radiation in the atmosphere
(3) He's gone to be measured for a new suit.

(1) to deliver/give a lecture to first-year students
(2) to attend a series of lectures on Jane Austen
(3) a lecture room/hall

(1) More and more travelers are looking for bed and breakfast accommodations in private homes.
(2) They were forced to reach an accommodation with the rebels.
(3) First-class accommodation is available on all flights.

(1) The race organizers are trying to attract sponsors.
(2) I'm collecting sponsors for next week's charity run.
(3) the sponsor of the new immigration bill

(1) a railway carriage
(2) a horse-drawn carriage
(3) £16.95 including VAT and carriage

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

(1) Nothing, but nothing would make him change his mind.
(2) but that's not possible!
(3) ‘Here's the money I owe you. ’ ‘but that's not right─it was only £10. ’

(1) to be crowned queen
(2) kings and queens
(3) the queen of Norway

(1) the area where the market was anciently held (= in ancient times)
(2) an ancient oak tree
(3) ancient monuments

(1) Her emotions see-sawed from anger to fear.
(2) Share prices see-sawed all day.
(3) Alongside him, Alonso agreement. The 2006 season looks set to be a see-saw ride for them.

(1) Wind gusts at 80 m.p.h. were clocked at Rapid City.
(2) The police clocked her doing over 100 miles an hour.
(3) a used car with 20 000 miles on the clock

(1) confidential information/documents
(2) Your medical records are strictly confidential (= completely secret) .
(3) He spoke in a confidential tone, his voice low.