(1) Now what about that shopping list? I've got to get going.
(2) "what about a liqueur with your coffee?" suggested the waitress.
(3) Those are nice academic arguments, but what about the immediate future?

(1) I'd like to know the reason why you're so late.
(2) We aren't going for the simple reason that we can't afford it.
(3) She gave no reasons for her decision.

(1) Can I have a drink ?
(2) soft drinks (= cold drinks without alcohol)
(3) a drink of water

(1) I had to postpone ideas of a career and stay at home.
(2) I always feel at home at Ye Olde Starre Inn.
(3) Poland provide the opposition for the Scots' last warm-up match at home.

(1) an area the size of (= the same size as) Wales
(2) They complained about the size of their gas bill.
(3) Dogs come in all shapes and sizes .

(1) to ask for/look at the menu
(2) What's on the menu (= for dinner) tonight?
(3) a pull-down menu

(1) Chop the onions finely.
(2) French onion soup
(3) Will you chop an onion up for me?...

(1) This recipe uses green tea powder for a green color.
(2) Let's brew up some green tea for the guests.
(3) Would you like some green tea?

(1) a cup/mug/pot of tea
(2) lemon/iced tea
(3) Would you like tea or coffee?

(1) a grain of rice
(2) boiled/steamed/fried rice
(3) long-/short-grain rice

(1) She's tall and thin.
(2) tall chimneys
(3) the tallest building in the world

(1) chicken with herb dumplings
(2) apple dumplings
(3) The utility model can automatically fill stuffing in egg dumpling wrappers at a definite quantity.

(1) Fri March 23 rd The injured are still in working.
(2) Fri July 29 th The players have the morning off again.
(3) Fri April 8 th Chelsea are flavor of the nation.

(1) cat food
(2) the big cats (= lions , tigers , etc.)
(3) He thinks he's the cat's whiskers (= he has a high opinion of himself) .

(1) roast/minced beef
(2) beef and dairy cattle
(3) What's his latest beef?

(1) a football/baseball, etc. team
(2) a team event (= one played by groups of people rather than individual players)
(3) (British English)Whose team are you in?

(1) No one believed he would actually kill himself...
(2) would he always be like this?…
(3) The statement added that although there were a number of differing views, these would be discussed by both sides...

(1) Will you peel the potatoes for me?
(2) roast/boiled/baked/fried potatoes
(3) ...a political hot potato such as abortion.

(1) Direction of connection for rmb and RMF coolant is different.
(2) Renminbi or rmb or ¥ means the lawful currency of the People's Republic of China.
(3) Is counting money to count thumb desquamate as relative as the bacterium on rmb?

(1) The Palace is open Mon-Sun.
(2) Tabinshwehti placed new spires on the chief Mon pagodas.
(3) " Monday " is abbreviated to " mon. "

(1) a bowl of soup
(2) chicken soup
(3) (British English) tinned/packet soups

(1) The tel, an artificial mountain, entombs Jericho's ancient past.
(2) tel Aviv's Kings Square was renamed Yitzhak Rabin Square.
(3) In tel Aviv they showed you evidence for this?

(1) Open 19th July–6th September, Sun to Thurs incl.
(2) I've booked it for thurs. 8th Sept.
(3) This is the way we kick the ball, so ear - ly on Thurs - day mor - ning.

(1) ...a leg of mutton.
(2) ...mutton stew.
(3) Full name Lee ge grasping mutton, are Qinshui snacks in a wonderful work.

(1) Do you like cabbage?
(2) two cabbages
(3) white/red cabbage

(1) The school will only allow this in special circumstances.
(2) Some of the officials have special privileges.
(3) There is something special about this place.

(1) They fished a dead body out of the river.
(2) She fished a piece of paper out of the pile on her desk.
(3) fish stocks in the Baltic are in decline.

(1) a large area/family/house/car/appetite
(2) a large number of people
(3) very large sums of money

(1) In 1952 she wed film director Roger Vadim.
(2) His cousin was about to wed.
(3) They were wed at Amiens last August.

(1) Add the juice of two lemons.
(2) a carton of apple juice
(3) Two orange juices, please.

(1) It wasn't cheap. anything but.
(2) He isn't anything like my first boss.
(3) Is there anything (= any truth) in these rumours?

(1) Empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl.
(2) Just plop the noodles over the center of the sauce.
(3) Drop the noodles into the water.

(1) The car stopped at the traffic lights.
(2) We stopped for the night in Port Augusta.
(3) He was stopped by the police for speeding.

(1) a salad/fruit/sugar, etc. bowl
(2) a washing-up bowl
(3) a bowl of soup

(1) Keep straight on for two miles.
(2) Can you stretch your arms out straighter?
(3) He was too tired to walk straight.

(1) Cut the vegetables into thin strips.
(2) A number of thin cracks appeared in the wall.
(3) The body was hidden beneath a thin layer of soil.

(1) Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
(2) I have $100m hidden away where no one will ever find it.
(3) The room was quiet; no one volunteered any further information.

(1) The father bear said, " Who has eaten some of my porridge? "
(2) Mother has always loved thick porridge.
(3) During the day, he did odd jobs that were just enough to buy porridge.