(1) We need changes in the law governing school attendance.
(2) All his decisions have been entirely governed by self-interest.
(3) Prices are governed by market demand.

(1) Sometimes I pay, sometimes he pays─it seems to average out (= result in us paying the same amount) .
(2) The cost should average out at about £6 per person.
(3) Earnings are averaged over the whole period.

(1) He's touring South america at this moment in time.
(2) I scrolled down to find "United States of america".
(3) They fled to South america around the turn of the century.

(1) beef/pork sausages
(2) 200g of garlic sausage
(3) ...sausages and chips.

(1) It's a beautiful part of the world...
(2) More than anything, I'd like to drive around the world...
(3) The world was, and remains, shocked...

(1) We finally traced him to an address in Chicago.
(2) She could trace her family tree back to the 16th century.
(3) The leak was eventually traced to a broken seal.

(1) His lips curved in a smile.
(2) The ball curved through the air.
(3) The road curved around the bay.

(1) It's on the fifth floor, so we'd better take the elevator.
(2) Please use the next elevator.
(3) So what better place than their elevator?

(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) wheat/oil/car, etc. production
(2) land available for food production
(3) The new model will be in production by the end of the year.

(1) The journey took approximately seven hours.
(2) The approximate cost varies from around £150 to £250...
(3) The times are approximate only.

(1) a coat with a fur collar
(2) I turned up my collar against the wind (= to keep warm) .
(3) He always wears a collar and tie for work.

(1) I knitted this cardigan myself.
(2) She's knitting the baby a shawl.
(3) Lucy was sitting on the sofa, knitting.

(1) a pair of glasses with tinted lenses
(2) a camera with an adjustable lens
(3) a lens cap/cover

(1) We are hoping for good weather on Sunday.
(2) I just live in hope that one day she'll talk to me...
(3) My mother bought lots of tickets and lived in hope of winning the prize.

(1) Don't ask me about it─that's her department.
(2) the English department
(3) the children's department (= in a large store)

(1) He looked thoughtful.
(2) They sat in thoughtful silence.
(3) It was very thoughtful of you to send the flowers.

(1) The emphasis is very much on learning the spoken language.
(2) The course has a vocational emphasis.
(3) We provide all types of information, with an emphasis on legal advice.

(1) the government's review of its education policy
(2) The case is subject to judicial review .
(3) His parole application is up for review next week.

(1) You dirty dog!
(2) I'm afraid in this line of work it's a case of dog eat dog.
(3) We're operating in a dog-eat-dog world.

(1) to rob a bank
(2) The tomb had been robbed of its treasures.
(3) A last-minute goal robbed the team of victory.

(1) Cancer kills thousands of people every year.
(2) Three people were killed in the crash.
(3) He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills.

(1) It will be a clear night with some ground frost .
(2) a sharp/hard/severe frost
(3) There were ten degrees of frost (= the temperature dropped to -10˚C) last night.

(1) a dense crowd/forest
(2) areas of dense population
(3) dense fog/smoke/fumes

(1) If I could afford it I'd have four television sets...
(2) If only I could get some sleep, I would be able to cope.
(3) The rest of the players are a great bunch of lads and I couldn't be happier...

(1) We grew up in the same neighbourhood.
(2) a poor/quiet/residential neighbourhood
(3) Manhattan is divided into distinct neighborhoods.

(1) Anne had two men trying to win her affections.
(2) I have a great affection for New York.
(3) Children need lots of love and affection.

(1) winding country lanes
(2) We drove along a muddy lane to reach the farmhouse.
(3) The quickest way is through the back lanes behind the bus station.

(1) a bottle of wine
(2) a glass of dry/sweet wine
(3) red/rosé/white wine

(1) a snake coiled up in the grass
(2) Venomous snakes spit and hiss when they are cornered.
(3) The road snaked away into the distance.

(1) He was well acquainted with the literature of france, Germany and Holland.
(2) She spends her Easter holidays taking groups of children to france.
(3) Australia's rugby union side enjoyed a record-breaking win over france.

(1) the Roman emperors
(2) the emperor Napoleon
(3) emperor: You are not very observant. That worries me.

(1) The sergeant stood to attention and saluted.
(2) to salute the flag/an officer
(3) The players saluted the fans before leaving the field.

(1) a lotion to make your skin feel soft and smooth
(2) The water was as smooth as glass.
(3) a paint that gives a smooth, silky finish

(1) The newspapers acclaimed the fireman a hero.
(2) The fireman rescued a baby from burning house.
(3) fireman No. 1: What do we got there?

(1) The exterior of the house needs painting.
(2) Beneath his confident exterior, he was desperately nervous.
(3) exterior walls/surfaces

(1) furniture/floor/shoe/silver polish
(2) wax polish
(3) I give it a polish now and again.

(1) the rumble of distant thunder
(2) a clap/crash/roll of thunder
(3) thunder crashed in the sky.

(1) the Japanese language
(2) It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well.
(3) Italian is my first language .

(1) They were old army comrades.
(2) [不可数名词]There was a sense of comradeship between them.
(3) Unlike so many of his comrades he survived the war.