(1) She arrived shortly after us.
(2) I saw him shortly before he died.
(3) I'll be ready shortly.

(1) grill the sausages for ten minutes.
(2) grilled bacon
(3) grilled meat and shrimp

(1) to prepare a report
(2) A hotel room is being prepared for them.
(3) The college prepares students for a career in business.

(1) conventionally dressed
(2) conventionally grown food (= grown according to conventional methods)
(3) a conventional power station (= using oil or coal as fuel, rather than nuclear power)

(1) a semicircle of chairs
(2) We sat in a semicircle round the fire.
(3) a semicircular driveway

(1) widespread damage
(2) The plan received widespread support throughout the country.
(3) There is widespread support for the new proposals...

(1) Our plan succeeded.
(2) He succeeded in getting a place at art school.
(3) I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended) .

(1) green vegetables (= for example cabbage )
(2) root vegetables (= for example carrots )
(3) a salad of raw vegetables

(1) a denim/tweed jacket
(2) I have to wear a jacket and tie to work.
(3) potatoes baked in their jackets

(1) a long soak in a hot bath
(2) Please run a bath for me (= fill the bath with water) .
(3) I think I'll have a bath and go to bed.

(1) in the autumn of 2004
(2) in early/late autumn
(3) the autumn term (= for example at a school or college in Britain)

(1) Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress .
(2) to suffer from stress
(3) coping with stress

(1) (especially British English)‘You should really have asked me first. ’ ‘Right, okay, fair comment . ’
(2) To be fair , she behaved better than we expected.
(3) It seems only fair that they should give us something in return.

(1) Sheila will inherit everything in the event of his death.
(2) In that event, we will have to reconsider our offer.
(3) In the event of an accident, call this number.

(1) She likes to walk around in bare feet .
(2) the bare branches of winter trees
(3) a bare mountainside

(1) Pat sounded very cold and distant on the phone.
(2) There was a distant look in her eyes; her mind was obviously on something else.
(3) Somewhere, distantly, he could hear the sound of the sea.

(1) The crowd went crazy when the band came on stage.
(2) You're so beautiful you're driving me crazy .
(3) I've been crazy about him since the first time I saw him.

(1) He's a wily old fox.
(2) The last question foxed even our panel of experts.
(3) Enrico was too good, an old fox, cunning.

(1) medical/patient care
(2) 'But we might ruin the stove.' — 'Who cares?'
(3) Who cares about some stupid vacation?...

(1) Write today's date at the top of the page.
(2) We need to fix a date for the next meeting.
(3) They haven't set a date for the wedding yet.

(1) brilliant sunshine
(2) brilliant blue eyes
(3) ‘How was it? ’ ‘brilliant! ’

(1) the exhaust fumes that are polluting our cities
(2) The river has been polluted with toxic waste from local factories.
(3) (figurative)a society polluted by racism

(1) You can pass with as few as 25 points.
(2) (formal)few will argue with this conclusion.
(3) I recognized a few of the other people.

(1) This is the second time it's happened.
(2) Italy scored a second goal just after half-time.
(3) the second of June/June 2nd

(1) eagle Star offers a 10% discount to the over-55s.
(2) She knew the exact location of The eagle's headquarters.
(3) The eagle is the animal most sacred to the Native Americans.

(1) The film studio is being accused of cashing in on the singer's death.
(2) to pay for sth cash down
(3) I'm constantly strapped for cash (= without enough money) .

(1) I'm fourteen years old.
(2) Maurice got the boot after fourteen years and had to find a new job.
(3) She is fourteen years old now.

(1) The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately.
(2) You will be instructed where to go as soon as the plane is ready.
(3) She arrived at 10 o'clock as instructed .

(1) I waited at the top of the stairs.
(2) ...the picture at the top of the page...
(3) I can't reach the top shelf...

(1) Leaders from around the world eulogized the egyptian president.
(2) the ancient egyptian pantheon
(3) egyptian law was in fact highly developed and extraordinarily efficient.

(1) Is there always a conflict between science and religion?
(2) the Jewish religion
(3) Christianity, Islam and other world religions

(1) They're both in their twenties and both married with children of their own.
(2) It was written in the Twenties, but it still really stands out.
(3) Rotary Foundation alumnus , Hahn led a Group Study Exchange team to Turkey in 2000.

(1) This is the kangaroo from Australia. It bounces and bounces anywhere it wants to go.
(2) Mother kangaroo shouts loudly.
(3) A baby kangaroo called joey makes an excellent target.

(1) a beautiful woman/face/baby/voice/poem/smell/evening
(2) beautiful countryside/weather/music
(3) What beautiful timing!

(1) The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding.
(2) The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd.
(3) air/water pressure

(1) an enthusiastic supporter
(2) an enthusiastic welcome
(3) You don't sound very enthusiastic about the idea.

(1) unimportant details
(2) relatively/comparatively unimportant
(3) They dismissed the problem as unimportant.

(1) It has now become evident to us that a mistake has been made.
(2) The growing interest in history is clearly evident in the number of people visiting museums and country houses.
(3) The orchestra played with evident enjoyment.

(1) The insect's wings are almost transparent.
(2) a man of transparent honesty
(3) a transparent attempt to buy votes

(1) The society admits all US citizens over 21.
(2) Each ticket admits one adult.
(3) The narrow windows admit little light into the room.