(1) I get a bit uptight these days. Hormones, I suppose.
(2) these days work plays an important part in a single woman's life.
(3) Marketing is applied to everything these days, and books are no exception.

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

(1) a realistic assessment
(2) We have to be realistic about our chances of winning.
(3) It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money.

(1) a rubbish bag/bin
(2) a rubbish dump/heap/tip
(3) The streets were littered with rubbish.

(1) She still owes her father £3 000.
(2) She still owes £3 000 to her father.
(3) The country owes billions of dollars to foreign creditors.

(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) (North Amercian English,British English)the reception desk
(2) the reception area
(3) We arranged to meet in reception at 6.30.

(1) What do you like to do in your spare time?
(2) The statue has been dated as 5 th century BC.
(3) Older boys put them up to painting the statue red.

(1) The school was originally very small.
(2) She comes originally from York.
(3) originally, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece.

(1) After the accident they tried to find out who the people were, but the bodies were too badly mangled to be recognized.
(2) What measures shall we take to find out the thief?
(3) The editor at once sent the journalist a telegram instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.

(1) a simple solution
(2) The answer is really quite simple.
(3) This machine is very simple to use.

(1) The pipes should be made of plastic .
(2) a sheet of clear plastic
(3) the plastic industry

(1) My sight is failing, and I can't see to read any more...
(2) I use the sense of sound much more than the sense of sight.
(3) I faint at the sight of blood...

(1) a piece of material
(2) ‘What material is this dress made of? ’ ‘Cotton. ’
(3) building materials (= bricks, sand, glass, etc.)

(1) Oxford and the surrounding area
(2) Foxes started coming in from the surrounding countryside.
(3) New housing is starting to encroach upon the surrounding fields.

(1) to be in a difficult situation
(2) You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately.
(3) We have all been in similar embarrassing situations.

(1) a beach hut
(2) a wooden hut
(3) We walked across the bridge and soon came to a hut.

(1) The book follows four characters, loosely based on my uncles.
(2) They're making judgments based on a narrowly focused vision of the world.
(3) Homeopathic treatment is based on the "like cures like" principle.

(1) What do you make out of their statements?
(2) What are we make out of God's action?
(3) Is it expensive to make out - of - state calls?

(1) What do you like to do in your spare time?
(2) Instances such as these are extremely common.
(3) Wild flowers such as orchids and primroses are becoming rare.

(1) She excelled in every subject, but she never seemed to be proud of her achievement.
(2) Record your learning progress. Your friends and you will be proud of this.
(3) But all of us must have something be proud of, and Doodle had become my something.

(1) nervous energy (= energy produced by feeling nervous)
(2) She put all her energies into her work.
(3) creative/destructive energies

(1) Which is the best route to take?
(2) Motorists are advised to find an alternative route.
(3) a coastal route

(1) I have a bad memory for names.
(2) People have short memories (= they soon forget) .
(3) He had a long memory for people who had disappointed him.

(1) come along, lad. Time for you to get home.
(2) come along, Osmond. No sense in your standing around.
(3) come along, someone must want to know my invention.

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

(1) Everyone's fingerprints are unique.
(2) a unique talent
(3) The preview offers a unique opportunity to see the show without the crowds.

(1) a typical Italian cafe
(2) This is a typical example of Roman pottery.
(3) This meal is typical of local cookery.

(1) They are trying to decide where to situate the hospital.
(2) The council are trying to decide where to situate the new hospital.
(3) The company wants to situate its headquarters in the north.

(1) You can cash cheques here by prior arrangement with the bank.
(2) plans of the possible seating arrangements
(3) the art of flower arrangement

(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's a sociable child who'll talk to anyone.
(2) I'm not feeling very sociable this evening.
(3) We had a very sociable weekend (= we did a lot of things with other people) .

(1) I try to do my job to the best of my ability (= as well as I can) .
(2) A woman of her ability will easily find a job.
(3) He was a man of extraordinary abilities.

(1) as soon as he got inside, the dog shook himself.
(2) They stopped you as soon as you deviated from the script.
(3) as soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest burrow.

(1) The new college will be located in the suburbs.
(2) The new building will be located in the center of town.
(3) All control equipment should be located in the furnace control room.

(1) a very fine performance
(2) fine clothes/wines/workmanship
(3) a particularly fine example of Saxon architecture

(1) a marble sculpture of Venus
(2) He collects modern sculpture.
(3) the techniques of sculpture in stone

(1) the Arctic/tropical/desert, etc. regions
(2) one of the most densely populated regions of North America
(3) the Basque region of Spain

(1) She found it extremely difficult to get a job.
(2) extremely important/useful/complicated
(3) My mobile phone is extremely useful...

(1) to deliver/give a lecture to first-year students
(2) to attend a series of lectures on Jane Austen
(3) a lecture room/hall