(1) garbage collection
(2) Don't forget to take out the garbage.
(3) Throw it in the garbage.

(1) The bore of the gun remained fixed on me.
(2) He had not been able to fix his position...
(3) The satellite fixes positions by making repeated observations of each star.

(1) Anne was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her.
(2) though she gave no sign, I was sure she had seen me.
(3) His clothes, though old and worn, looked clean and of good quality.

(1) a chain/range of mountains
(2) to climb a mountain
(3) We spent a week walking in the mountains .

(1) Campaigners lit scores of bonfires in ceremonies to mark the anniversary.
(2) scores of people tried desperately to gatecrash the party.
(3) The England skipper is haunted by a run of low scores.

(1) She's an authority on criminal law.
(2) He spoke with authority on the topic.
(3) I have to report this to the authorities.

(1) a bottle of rosé
(2) an excellent rosé
(3) a bunch of red roses

(1) One third of the world's population consumes/consume two thirds of the world's resources.
(2) The entire population of the town was at the meeting.
(3) countries with ageing populations

(1) Climbing so high made me feel dizzy .
(2) I suffer from dizzy spells (= short periods when I am dizzy ) .
(3) the dizzy descent from the summit

(1) I screamed and everyone stared.
(2) I stared blankly at the paper in front of me.
(3) He sat staring into space (= looking at nothing) .

(1) a piece of card
(2) The model of the building was made of card.
(3) a membership card

(1) Police asked passers-by if they had seen the accident.
(2) A passer-by described what he saw moments after the car bomb had exploded...
(3) I went and sat in a cafe and watched the passers-by.

(1) a personal computer
(2) Our sales information is processed by computer.
(3) a computer program

(1) I find that I just can't fit in regular domestic work.
(2) She was great with the children and fitted in beautifully.
(3) He knew where I fitted in and what he had to do to get the best out of me...

(1) a job interview
(2) to be called for (an) interview
(3) He has an interview next week for the manager's job.

(1) Someone had forged her signature on the cheque.
(2) They collected 10 000 signatures for their petition.
(3) He was attacked for having put his signature to the deal.

(1) a diagram of the wiring system
(2) The results are shown in diagram 2.
(3) You can reduce long explanations to simple charts or diagrams.

(1) She died as a result of her injuries.
(2) The failure of the company was a direct result of bad management.
(3) He made one big mistake, and, as a result, lost his job.

(1) The trap had cut deeply into the rabbit's flesh.
(2) Tigers are flesh-eating animals.
(3) the smell of rotting flesh

(1) He broke his nose in the fight.
(2) She wrinkled her nose in disgust.
(3) He blew his nose (= cleared it by blowing strongly into a handkerchief ) .

(1) ample opportunity/evidence/space/proof
(2) There was ample time to get to the airport.
(3) ample free parking is available.

(1) I go bowling for relaxation.
(2) A roll or throw of the ball, as in bowling.
(3) Put each bowling ball into a steel cage.

(1) Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone.
(2) He lost a lot of blood in the accident.
(3) blood was pouring out of a cut on her head.

(1) The fire was banked up as high as if it were midwinter.
(2) It's on the north bank of the Thames.
(3) a house on the banks of the River Severn (= on land near the river)

(1) popular holiday destinations like the Bahamas
(2) to arrive at/reach your destination
(3) Our luggage was checked all the way through to our final destination .

(1) The race ended with eight laps of a city centre circuit.
(2) The earth takes a year to make a circuit of (= go around) the sun.
(3) an electrical circuit

(1) We collected money in behalf of the homeless.
(2) On behalf of the department I would like to thank you all.
(3) Mr Knight cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize on his behalf.

(1) lovely countryside/eyes/flowers
(2) She looked particularly lovely that night.
(3) He has a lovely voice.

(1) a casual acquaintance
(2) a casual friendship
(3) to have casual sex (= to have sex without having a steady relationship with that partner)

(1) mineral deposits/extraction
(2) the recommended intake of vitamins and minerals
(3) Soft drinks and minerals sold here.

(1) the following afternoon/month/year/week
(2) They arrived on Monday evening and we got there the following day.
(3) Answer the following questions.

(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) An agreement was finally reached between management and employees.
(2) They had made a verbal agreement to sell.
(3) They had an agreement never to talk about work at home.

(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) The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years.
(2) There will be an interval of 20 minutes after the second act.
(3) She's delirious, but has lucid intervals.

(1) a weekly/monthly magazine
(2) a magazine article/interview
(3) Her designer clothes were from the pages of a glossy fashion magazine.

(1) When I get home from work I like to relax with the newspaper.
(2) Just relax and enjoy the movie.
(3) I'm going to spend the weekend just relaxing.

(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) Speaking through an interpreter , the President said that the talks were going well.
(2) a sign language interpreter (= a person who translates what sb is saying into sign language for deaf people)
(3) She is one of the finest interpreters of Debussy's music.

(1) Tall, tall, tall, The giraffe is tall.
(2) The giraffe is much taller than the deer.
(3) It was once called " a giraffe, " " the world's greatest lamppost, " " the iron monster. "