(1) a merciful God
(2) They asked her to be merciful to the prisoners.
(3) Death came as a merciful release.

(1) social/economic ills
(2) Don't speak ill of the dead.
(3) We're wasting valuable time, time we can ill afford.

(1) good/bad behaviour
(2) social/sexual/criminal behaviour
(3) His behaviour towards her was becoming more and more aggressive.

(1) She turned the handle and opened the door.
(2) They were arrested for handling stolen goods .
(3) She's a difficult horse to handle.

(1) a mosquito bite
(2) Why mosquito, does ant always bite me? A in one's heart is on the body everyday!
(3) In the mosquito net there are four mosquitoes to fly.

(1) Let's ask for the bill.
(2) a ten-dollar bill
(3) to introduce/approve/reject a bill

(1) His new book will be appearing in the spring.
(2) It was too late to prevent the story from appearing in the national newspapers.
(3) He has appeared in over 60 movies.

(1) What did shopkeeper find?
(2) The shopkeeper replies , " That is not my dog! "
(3) The advertised price was 168 dollars, but the shopkeeper knocked off the odd shillings.

(1) the bishop of Oxford
(2) bishop Harries
(3) The apostle may be daring, but the bishop must be timid.

(1) Stop crying and don't be such a baby.
(2) He changed to another job and we were left holding the baby.
(3) baby carrots

(1) The barman beamed a warm smile at her.
(2) ‘I'd love to come, ’ she beamed (= said with a large smile) .
(3) Live pictures of the ceremony were beamed around the world.

(1) duty on wine and beer
(2) Who's on duty today?
(3) What time do you go off duty?

(1) You are making a big mistake.
(2) She took the stage for her big moment .
(3) (informal)Do you really think we can take on the big boys (= compete with the most powerful people) ?

(1) The style of the Chinese Women's volleyball Team in a competition is indomitable, bold and vigorous.
(2) What ( How ) about the volleyball match?
(3) AI also like the team sports, like volleyball, football, hockey and so on.

(1) She lives alone and often feels lonely.
(2) all those lonely nights at home watching TV
(3) a lonely beach

(1) She was chosen for the first eleven.
(2) ...the Princess and her eleven friends.
(3) He is in the eleven.

(1) theories of how the universe began
(2) The idea of a parallel universe is hard to grasp.
(3) He lives in a little universe of his own.

(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) a double helping
(2) two double whiskies
(3) double doors

(1) I am not altogether happy about the decision.
(2) It was an altogether different situation.
(3) You owe me £68 altogether.

(1) She's still learning to read.
(2) Some children can read and write before they go to school.
(3) I can't read your writing.

(1) to go through immigration
(2) immigration officers
(3) a rise/fall in immigration

(1) He does not smoke or take drugs .
(2) teenagers experimenting with drugs
(3) I found out Steve was on drugs (= regularly used drugs) .

(1) the ocean bed
(2) oyster beds (= an area in the sea where there are many oysters )
(3) flower beds

(1) to be paid/rewarded handsomely
(2) a handsomely produced book
(3) a handsomely dressed man

(1) a baggage allowance of 20 kilos
(2) personal tax allowances
(3) The budget made allowance for inflation.

(1) breathless with terror
(2) the breathless excitement of seeing each other again
(3) the breathless heat of a summer afternoon

(1) a Buddhist chant
(2) The crowd chanted their hero's name.
(3) A group of protesters, chanting and carrying placards, waited outside.

(1) You can compress huge amounts of data on to a CD-ROM.
(2) A single CD-ROM can hold more than 500 megabytes of data.
(3) A CD-ROM can store more than 250,000 pages of typed text.

(1) This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory .
(2) the former world champion
(3) my former boss/colleague/wife

(1) It's a local custom .
(2) It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.
(3) It was her custom to rise early.

(1) I haven't packed yet.
(2) I haven't packed my suitcase yet.
(3) He packed a bag with a few things and was off.

(1) He's had three accidents in the past fortnight.
(2) a fortnight's holiday
(3) a fortnight ago

(1) I start work at nine.
(2) He's just started a new job.
(3) I only started (= began to read) this book yesterday.

(1) a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich
(2) sliced tomatoes
(3) tomato plants

(1) What's your favourite colour?
(2) bright/dark/light colours
(3) available in 12 different colours

(1) She raised the gun and fired.
(2) He raised a hand in greeting.
(3) She raised her eyes from her work.

(1) a carved doorway
(2) The statue was carved out of a single piece of stone.
(3) The wood had been carved into the shape of a flower.

(1) She ran her fingers through her hair.
(2) Hold the material between finger and thumb.
(3) He was about to speak but she raised a finger to her lips.

(1) He clicked his tongue to attract their attention.
(2) She ran her tongue over her lips.
(3) It's very rude to stick your tongue out at people.