(1) A good accountant can analyze an unprofitable operation quickly.
(2) The accountant went to prison for juggling his firm's accounts.
(3) The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family.

(1) You can all come? excellent!
(2) (informal)It was absolutely excellent.
(3) She speaks excellent French.

(1) matching curtains and cushions
(2) a floor cushion (= a large cushion that you put on the floor to sit on)
(3) a pile of scatter cushions (= small cushions , often in bright colours, that you put on chairs, etc.)

(1) The postman ran away with the dog nipping at his heel.
(2) Ask the kids to be the postman and check if the letters are right . Stamp correctly.
(3) One day a postman came to a house but found no one was at home.

(1) wounded soldiers
(2) seriously wounded
(3) There were 79 killed and 230 wounded.

(1) They hold differing views.
(2) French differs from English in this respect.
(3) French and English differ in this respect.

(1) Don't worry . We have plenty of time.
(2) Don't worry about me. I'll be all right.
(3) He's always worrying about his weight.

(1) to construct a triangle
(2) a contrast between lived reality and the construct held in the mind
(3) a well-constructed novel

(1) a jazz/rock musician
(2) He was a brilliant musician.
(3) ...one of Britain's best known rock musicians.

(1) She's gone to lunch.
(2) I'm ready for some lunch.
(3) What shall we have for lunch ?

(1) He translated the letter into English.
(2) Her books have been translated into 24 languages.
(3) ‘Suisse ’ had been wrongly translated as ‘Sweden ’.

(1) a secret underground passage
(2) A dark narrow passage led to the main hall.
(3) blocked nasal passages

(1) The campsite provided only basic facilities.
(2) My knowledge of French is pretty basic.
(3) basic human rights

(1) Don't hit me.
(2) Excuse me!
(3) Give it to me.

(1) Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around...
(2) When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party.
(3) She was 40 inches around the hips.

(1) crowded streets
(2) a crowded bar
(3) In the spring the place is crowded with skiers.

(1) Is your sister older or younger than you?
(2) Are you coming or not?
(3) Is it a boy or a girl?

(1) I don't like the thought of you walking home alone.
(2) She was struck by the sudden thought that he might already have left.
(3) The very thought of it makes me feel sick.

(1) an easy exam/job
(2) He didn't make it easy for me to leave.
(3) Their house isn't the easiest place to get to.

(1) murder/rape, etc. victims
(2) accident/earthquake/famine, etc. victims
(3) AIDS/cancer/stroke, etc. victims

(1) to treat people with respect/consideration/suspicion, etc.
(2) treat your keyboard with care and it should last for years.
(3) My parents still treat me like a child.

(1) trading in foreign currencies
(2) a single European currency
(3) You'll need some cash in local currency but you can also use your credit card.

(1) He looks like Father Christmas...
(2) Kathy is a great mate, we are like sisters...
(3) What was Bulgaria like?...

(1) There are other restaurants where you can eat less expensively.
(2) expensively dressed/furnished
(3) That dress was an expensive mistake .

(1) He's a real hot dog.
(2) Your hot dog got cold so I fed it to the birds.
(3) I want a hot dog and a cake, please.

(1) to turn westwards
(2) in a westward direction
(3) Soon firemen were hurrying westwards.

(1) air/water pollution
(2) to reduce levels of environmental pollution
(3) beaches covered with pollution

(1) Could you wait a moment , please?
(2) One moment, please (= Please wait a short time) .
(3) He thought for a moment before replying.

(1) Her work is very highly regarded.
(2) Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral.
(3) He regards himself as a patriot.

(1) the division sign (÷)
(2) There are deep divisions in the party over the war.
(3) the work of healing the divisions within society

(1) I'm cold. Turn the heating up.
(2) to feel/look cold
(3) cold hands and feet

(1) Scarlett looked at her in surprise for india was always so self - contained.
(2) There , in the yellow lamplight were Ashley, Aunt Pitty and india.
(3) I'll do it with pleasure ,'said india and her eyes glittered.

(1) Have you changed the sheets (= put clean sheets on the bed) ?
(2) He slid between the sheets and closed his eyes.
(3) a clean/blank sheet of paper (= with no writing on it)

(1) I don't like to hear bad language in the street...
(2) I said a bad word.
(3) It is too bad that Eleanor had to leave so soon...

(1) Police are trying to establish the cause of death .
(2) Do you believe in life after death ?
(3) a death camp (= a place where prisoners are killed, usually in a war)

(1) I got married last July...
(2) He never made it home at all last night...
(3) Much has changed since my last visit...

(1) They listened to the howl of the wind through the trees.
(2) The suggestion was greeted with howls of laughter .
(3) to let out a howl of anguish

(1) the school curriculum
(2) (British English)Spanish is on the curriculum.
(3) (North Amercian English)Spanish is in the curriculum.

(1) an operation on her lung to remove a tumour
(2) Will I need to have an operation ?
(3) He underwent a three-hour heart operation.

(1) changing patterns of behaviour
(2) an irregular sleeping pattern
(3) The murders all seem to follow a (similar) pattern (= happen in the same way) .