(1) an avid reader of science fiction
(2) a fast/slow reader
(3) The reader is left to draw his or her own conclusions.

(1) to send a letter/package/cheque/fax/email
(2) She sent the letter by airmail.
(3) (British English)to send sth by post

(1) Jamaican reggae music is quite distinct from North American jazz or blues.
(2) rural areas, as distinct from major cities
(3) Being tall gave Tony a distinct advantage.

(1) a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay
(2) There's no time for delay.
(3) Report it to the police without delay (= immediately) .

(1) She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death.
(2) A dropped cigarette is being blamed for the fire.
(3) Police are blaming the accident on dangerous driving.

(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.

(1) Her novels are very highly regarded.
(2) She speaks highly of you .
(3) His teachers think very highly of him (= have a very good opinion of him) .

(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) a patchwork quilt
(2) ...an old patchwork quilt.
(3) The writer writes the white book quite quietly in quilt.

(1) the exhaust fumes that are polluting our cities
(2) The river has been polluted with toxic waste from local factories.
(3) (figurative)a society polluted by racism

(1) You can congratulate yourself on having done an excellent job.
(2) The authors are to be congratulated on producing such a clear and authoritative work.
(3) I congratulated them all on their results.

(1) There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced.
(2) It's bound to be sunny again tomorrow.
(3) You've done so much work─you're bound to pass the exam.

(1) She arrived shortly after us.
(2) I saw him shortly before he died.
(3) I'll be ready shortly.

(1) medical/patient care
(2) 'But we might ruin the stove.' — 'Who cares?'
(3) Who cares about some stupid vacation?...

(1) She hastily changed the subject.
(2) Perhaps I spoke too hastily.
(3) Perhaps I was too hasty in rejecting his offer.

(1) fate was kind to me that day.
(2) By a strange twist of fate , Andy and I were on the same plane.
(3) Each of the managers suffered the same fate .

(1) The people are demanding a chance to participate more in government.
(2) I couldn't assent to, much less participate in such proceeding.
(3) You may well participate with us in our gains.

(1) weekly meetings
(2) a weekly magazine
(3) Employees are paid weekly.

(1) Young people are very environmentally aware.
(2) I was aware that she was trembling.
(3) They suddenly became aware of people looking at them.

(1) a packet of wild flower seeds
(2) sesame seeds
(3) Sow the seeds outdoors in spring.

(1) maintenance procedures
(2) emergency/safety/disciplinary procedures
(3) to follow normal/standard/accepted procedure

(1) (old-fashioned)She made haste to open the door.
(2) After his first wife died, he married again with almost indecent haste.
(3) The letter had clearly been written in haste .

(1) This is the Berlin Olympic venue, is not like this spider web?
(2) A spider is weaving a web under the eaves.
(3) At the moment I'm working on a poisonous protein produced by the funnel spider.

(1) ‘Very quickly indeed ’ is an adverbial phrase.
(2) In ‘speak kindly ’, ‘incredibly deep ’, ‘just in time ’ and ‘too quickly ’, ‘kindly ’, ‘incredibly ’, ‘just ’ and ‘too ’ are all adverbs.
(3) Fill in each blank with the adjective or the adverb given in its proper degree.

(1) They didn't reach the border until after dark.
(2) I hope this letter reaches you.
(3) The rumours eventually reached the President.

(1) A dolphin leapt out of the water.
(2) We leapt over the stream.
(3) The horse leapt a five-foot wall.

(1) walking along the ridge
(2) the north-east ridge of Mount Everest
(3) The ridges on the soles of my boots stopped me from slipping.

(1) I'm sorry I left you off the list─it wasn't intentional.
(2) She would never intentionally hurt anyone.
(3) I kept my statement intentionally vague.

(1) They lived in fear of their master.
(2) She was no longer master of her own future.
(3) a master of disguise

(1) his assignment to other duties in the same company
(2) She is in Greece on an assignment for one of the Sunday newspapers.
(3) one of our reporters on assignment in China

(1) Swans went gliding past.
(2) The skaters were gliding over the ice.
(3) An eagle was gliding high overhead.

(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) He denied that he was her lover.
(2) We were lovers for several years.
(3) The park was full of young lovers holding hands.

(1) We are doing our best with the limited resources available.
(2) This offer is for a limited period only.
(3) They may only have a limited amount of time to get their points across...

(1) an intermediate stage/step in a process
(2) Liquid crystals are considered to be intermediate between liquid and solid.
(3) an intermediate skier/student, etc.

(1) a scientific/trade journal
(2) the British Medical journal
(3) the Wall Street journal

(1) Prosecution and defense lawyers are expected to deliver closing arguments next week.
(2) Courage is doing what you have to do even though you are afraid.
(3) The clever lawyer tripped the witness.

(1) the month of August
(2) We're moving house next month .
(3) She earns $1 000 a month .

(1) He was a guest speaker at the conference.
(2) She was a brilliant public speaker .
(3) I looked around to see who the speaker was.