(1) Huge waves were breaking on the shore.
(2) Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves .
(3) the gentle sound of waves lapping

(1) It is possible to get there by bus.
(2) Would it be possible for me to leave a message for her?
(3) This wouldn't have been possible without you.

(1) Why waste £50 when you could get it for free?
(2) I wasn't expecting you to do it for free...
(3) If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask me.

(1) We'll buy everything you produce, provided of course the price is right.
(2) provided that you have the money in your account, you can withdraw up to £100 a day.
(3) The other banks are going to be very eager to help, provided that they see that he has a specific plan...

(1) the velocity of light
(2) to gain/lose velocity
(3) a high-velocity rifle

(1) The company is moving to new offices on the other side of town.
(2) Are you going to the office today?
(3) an office job

(1) I am planning a 25th birthday party for my nephew.
(2) My nephew, George, has a box but it is always empty.
(3) He was my wife's nephew.

(1) Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface.
(2) Loam is a soil with roughly equal proportions of clay, sand and silt.
(3) The proportion of regular smokers increases with age.

(1) intensity of light/sound/colour
(2) intensity of feeling/concentration/relief
(3) He was watching her with an intensity that was unnerving.

(1) That may or may not be true.
(2) We may have some rain today...
(3) Rates may rise, but it won't be by much and it won't be for long...

(1) a criminal/murder/police investigation
(2) The police have completed their investigations into the accident.
(3) She is still under investigation .

(1) There are several different hunts in the area.
(2) a hunt meeting
(3) a tiger hunt

(1) He's still living with his parents.
(2) her adoptive parents
(3) Sue and Ben have recently become parents.

(1) Julie and Mark, aged 17 and 19 respectively
(2) Their sons, Ben and Jonathan, were three and six respectively...
(3) They finished first and second respectively.

(1) The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.
(2) For a long time his death was concealed from her.
(3) Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.

(1) a qualified/registered nurse
(2) student nurses
(3) a male nurse

(1) Do you need any help?
(2) It's here if you need it.
(3) Don't go─I might need you.

(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) What do you really think about it?
(2) Tell me what really happened.
(3) They are not really my aunt and uncle.

(1) a research scientist
(2) nuclear scientists
(3) scientists and engineers

(1) The long sleep had refreshed her.
(2) He refreshed himself with a cool shower.
(3) Let me refresh your glass.

(1) He left between five and six o'clock.
(2) at/after/before eleven o'clock
(3) The trouble began just after ten o'clock last night...

(1) She went to visit relatives in Wales.
(2) The Prime Minister is visiting Japan at the moment.
(3) You should visit your dentist at least twice a year.

(1) There was a triumphant glitter in his eyes.
(2) the superficial glitter of show business
(3) gold/silver glitter

(1) the indirect effects of the war
(2) to find something out by indirect methods
(3) The building collapsed as an indirect result of the heavy rain.

(1) to fill a car up with petrol
(2) to run out of petrol
(3) the petrol tank of a car

(1) to have a vague impression/memory/recollection of sth
(2) They had only a vague idea where the place was.
(3) She's a little vague about her plans for next year.

(1) a pair of shoes
(2) He took his shoes and socks off.
(3) What's your shoe size?

(1) Anyone willing to assist can contact this number.
(2) We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work.
(3) activities that will assist the decision-making process

(1) Carefully pull out the centre pages...
(2) He took out his notebook and flipped the pages...
(3) It's hot out — very hot, very humid.

(1) national security (= the defence of a country)
(2) airport security
(3) They carried out security checks at the airport.

(1) The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country.
(2) flood damage
(3) Police have issued flood warnings for Nevada.

(1) The submarine had had time to submerge before the warship could approach.
(2) The fields had been submerged by floodwater.
(3) Doubts that had been submerged in her mind suddenly resurfaced.

(1) She was chosen for the first eleven.
(2) ...the Princess and her eleven friends.
(3) He is in the eleven.

(1) I'm changing my email address but for the meantime you can use the old one.
(2) My first novel was rejected by six publishers. In the meantime I had written a play.
(3) I'll contact them soon. meantime don't tell them I'm back.

(1) She is still weak after her illness.
(2) His legs felt weak.
(3) She suffered from a weak heart.

(1) the largest computer company in the world
(2) the National Bus company
(3) She joined the company in 2002.

(1) She felt the warmth of his arms around her.
(2) The animals huddled together for warmth.
(3) He led the child into the warmth and safety of the house.

(1) documented evidence
(2) legal documents
(3) travel documents

(1) Their names were called over the loudspeaker .
(2) The new version will also microphone and loudspeaker.
(3) The loudspeaker is too loud and thus a bit noisy.