(1) a hand puppet
(2) a puppet show
(3) The occupying forces set up a puppet government .

(1) Which way is south?
(2) warmer weather coming from the south
(3) He lives to the south of (= further south than) the city.

(1) the political sphere
(2) This area was formerly within the sphere of influence of the US.
(3) He and I moved in totally different social spheres.

(1) a wicked deed
(2) stories about a wicked witch
(3) a wicked grin

(1) The Ukrainians speak a Slavonic language similar to russian.
(2) Livy's getting on very well in russian. She learns very quickly.
(3) You are playing russian roulette every time you have unprotected sex.

(1) She didn't give an adequate explanation for being late.
(2) The book opens with an explanation of why some drugs are banned.
(3) an explanation as to why he had left early

(1) The inspectors said just under a third of lessons were unsatisfactory...
(2) He asked a few more questions, to which he received unsatisfactory answers.
(3) Result: 7 cases of the 43 case appeared unsatisfactory reduction or unsuccessful fixation.

(1) a career in management
(2) hotel/project management
(3) a management training course

(1) a common/everyday/frequent/regular occurrence
(2) Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence here.
(3) The program counts the number of occurrences of any word, within the text.

(1) progressive schools
(2) a progressive reduction in the size of the workforce
(3) a progressive muscular disease

(1) Driving with excess alcohol in the blood is a serious offence.
(2) excess food is stored as fat.
(3) We need a free press to curb government excesses.

(1) We'd be on dangerous ground if we asked about race or religion.
(2) Mel enjoys living dangerously (= doing things that involve risk or danger) .
(3) His father is dangerously ill (= so ill that he might die) .

(1) Did you lock the door?
(2) This suitcase doesn't lock.
(3) She locked her passport and money in the safe.

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

(1) You deserve a rest after all that hard work.
(2) The report deserves careful consideration.
(3) One player in particular deserves a mention.

(1) a pocket calculator
(2) ...a pocket calculator.
(3) And the valid calculator system installs excellent turn the method seem to be more for key.

(1) Getting a visa isn't as simple as you might suppose.
(2) Prices will go up, I suppose .
(3) This combination of qualities is generally supposed to be extremely rare.

(1) Have you seen that article about young fashion designers?
(2) article 10 of the European Convention guarantees free speech.
(3) articles of clothing

(1) the classical elegance of the design
(2) Her face is classically beautiful.
(3) a classically trained singer

(1) seaman Bates
(2) a merchant seaman
(3) The men emigrate to work as seamen.

(1) All donations will be gratefully received.
(2) He nodded gratefully.
(3) I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible.

(1) a pair of gloves/shoes/earrings, etc.
(2) a huge pair of eyes
(3) The vase is one of a matching pair .

(1) 10 cubed is 1 000.
(2) Cut the meat into cubes.
(3) The cube of 5 (5^3) is 125 (5×5×5).

(1) Someone tapped at the door.
(2) He was busy tapping away at his computer.
(3) Ralph tapped me on the shoulder.

(1) a look of mute appeal
(2) The child sat mute in the corner of the room.
(3) He muted the strings with his palm.

(1) The project will require very little work to start up; that's the beauty of it .
(2) One of the beauties of living here is that it's so peaceful.
(3) beauty products/treatment (= intended to make a person more beautiful)

(1) The swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money.
(2) Investors would do well to take a look at the swiss economy.
(3) swiss fans cheered Jakob Hlasek during yesterday's match with Courier.

(1) elsewhere, the weather today has been fairly sunny.
(2) Prices are higher here than elsewhere.
(3) Our favourite restaurant was closed, so we had to go elsewhere.

(1) Prices on the stock market, which have been static, are now rising again.
(2) a static population level
(3) static pressure

(1) He played a passive role in the relationship.
(2) a passive observer of events
(3) His passive attitude made things easier for me...

(1) Her father's death was a cruel blow .
(2) The dog had been cruelly treated.
(3) I was cruelly deceived.

(1) sow the seeds in rows.
(2) The fields around had been sown with wheat.
(3) Water well after sowing.

(1) import/speed/travel, etc. restrictions
(2) to impose/place a restriction on sth
(3) The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom.

(1) reluctant agreement
(2) She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.
(3) He finally gave a reluctant smile.

(1) to have gained practical experience of the work
(2) practical advice/help/support
(3) practical problems

(1) Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque...
(2) Sotomayor, the Cuban holder of the world high jump record, cleared 2.36 metres.
(3) After that they drove clear over to St Paul.

(1) a rude, ignorant person
(2) Never make your students feel ignorant.
(3) He's ignorant about modern technology.

(1) It was a bold move on their part to open a business in France.
(2) The wine made him bold enough to approach her.
(3) the bold outline of a mountain against the sky

(1) a large/small quantity of sth
(2) enormous/vast/huge quantities of food
(3) a product that is cheap to produce in large quantities

(1) the veteran British actor, Sir Richard Attenborough
(2) war veterans
(3) a Vietnam vet