(1) to feel/have/show/express (an) interest in sth
(2) Do your parents take an interest in your friends?
(3) By that time I had lost (all) interest in the idea.

(1) It may be necessary to buy a new one.
(2) It doesn't seem necessary for us to meet.
(3) Only use your car when absolutely necessary.

(1) to laugh loudly/aloud/out loud
(2) You never laugh at my jokes!
(3) The show was hilarious─I couldn't stop laughing.

(1) These options would actually worsen the economy and add to the deficit.
(2) Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.
(3) Pale wooden floors and plenty of natural light add to the relaxed atmosphere.

(1) Their replies were no more than grunts of acknowledgement.
(2) Jovial ladies chivvy you into ordering more than you can eat!
(3) In 1986 more than three million were receiving unemployment benefit.

(1) We got the bus back to Tange for 30 cents...
(2) Great clouds of black smoke were rising for several hundred feet or so.
(3) We drove on for a few miles...

(1) a degree in physics
(2) particle/nuclear/theoretical physics
(3) the laws of physics

(1) men, women and children
(2) a 24-year-old woman
(3) I prefer to see a woman doctor.

(1) a serious illness/problem/offence
(2) to cause serious injury/damage
(3) They pose a serious threat to security.

(1) The sexy starlet was a real eye - popper in her black bikini.
(2) The new action movie is a real eye - popper.
(3) Mr. popper, what is my policy on ringing phones in the classroom?

(1) a friend of hers
(2) The choice was hers.
(3) His eyes met hers.

(1) ...eight-to-nine-year-olds in their third year at primary school...
(2) Greenside primary school.
(3) There are only a few elementary lessons in primary school.

(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) She's expecting twins.
(2) Oxford is twinned with Bonn in Germany.
(3) The opera twins the themes of love and death.

(1) Seasoning and eggs silk, silk vegetables, minced meat and chopped green onion and so on.
(2) Ingredient: Tomator, Eggs, Garlic, green onion, Salt and Soy Sauce.
(3) Place on a dish, steam boiling water . Sprinkle with green onion.

(1) You look very smart in that suit.
(2) They were wearing their smartest clothes.
(3) She's smarter than her brother.

(1) The oboe and the clarinet have got certain features in common.
(2) The word "undertaker" had long been in common usage.
(3) Ideologically, there was nothing in common between them.

(1) Trim off the excess pastry using a sharp knife...
(2) He had simply used a little imagination...
(3) You used all the ice cubes and didn't put the ice trays back...

(1) wild animals/flowers
(2) a wild rabbit
(3) wild strawberries

(1) a piece of information
(2) a source of information
(3) to collect/gather/obtain/receive information

(1) Freezing isn't a bad way of preserving food...
(2) Another way of making new friends is to go to an evening class...
(3) She smiled in a friendly way...

(1) We thought the figures were correct. however, we have now discovered some errors.
(2) He was feeling bad. He went to work, however, and tried to concentrate.
(3) however you look at it, it's going to cost a lot.

(1) a sick child
(2) Her mother's very sick.
(3) Peter has been off sick (= away from work because he is ill) for two weeks.

(1) In modern Welsh, 'glas' means 'blue'...
(2) What does 'evidence' mean?...
(3) Do you mean me?...

(1) Stevens wrote him a note asking him to come to his apartment...
(2) I'll have to leave a note for Karen.
(3) I knew that if I didn't make a note I would lose the thought so I asked to borrow a pen or pencil...

(1) to have different/conflicting/opposing views
(2) Washington and Moscow are believed to have similar views on Kashmir...
(3) I take the view that she should be stopped as soon as possible...

(1) The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English.
(2) Our primary concern must be the children.
(3) Good health care is of primary importance.

(1) a passenger train (= carrying passengers, not goods)
(2) The firm cannot afford to carry passengers.
(3) Mr Fullemann was a passenger in the car when it crashed.

(1) Answers are given on the opposite page.
(2) We live further down on the opposite side of the road.
(3) It's not easy having a relationship when you live at opposite ends of the country.

(1) an outgoing personality
(2) the outgoing president/government
(3) This telephone should be used for outgoing calls.

(1) an indoor/outdoor swimming pool
(2) a heated swimming pool
(3) an open-air swimming pool

(1) I'd just like to make a comment...
(2) I made a few phone calls...
(3) Apparently he made a mess of his audition...

(1) Viruses tend to be good at surviving when a computer system crashes.
(2) You need manual dexterity to be good at video games.
(3) You have to be good at spotting trouble on the way and heading it off.

(1) a place where children can play in safety
(2) The police are concerned for the safety of the 12-year-old boy who has been missing for three days.
(3) He was kept in custody for his own safety .

(1) She is struggling to keep up with her schoolwork.
(2) My mother would help me with my schoolwork.
(3) Jeff has a very casual attitude towards his schoolwork.

(1) Cook spinach in water, strain and chop finely ( can use blender to make ), set aside.
(2) Put sesame and 300 ml a blender and blend until smooth. Add in 300 ml blend and sift.
(3) Pour the milk into the blender.

(1) a close/lasting/lifelong friendship
(2) friendships formed while she was at college
(3) He seemed to have already struck up (= begun) a friendship with Jo.

(1) He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid.
(2) One of the boys was pushing the other along in a little box on wheels .
(3) This is the first time I've sat behind the wheel since the accident.

(1) a fast car/horse
(2) the world's fastest runner
(3) the fastest rate of increase for years

(1) ‘And don't be late, ’ she added.
(2) He added that they would return a week later.
(3) The suite will add a touch of class to your bedroom.