aim 

1. He said he would aim for the 100 metre world record at the world championships in August.

2. Businesses will have to aim at long-term growth.

typical

1. Cheney is everyone's image of a typical cop: a big white guy, six feet, 220 pounds.

2. She threw her hands into the air. "That is just typical of you, isn't it?"

adopt

1. There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child.

2. The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on all parties in the conflict to seek a political settlement.

possess

1. He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon.

2. Some animals possess the characteristic of man.

a great deal

1. She tells me: 'We live in an "I want" society, and a woman with a cheque book wields a great deal of power.

2. The good news is that this is a problem that you as a manager have a great deal of influence over.

attempt

1. If you attempt to do something, especially something difficult, you try to do it.

2. He gave up the attempt in despair.

on the other hand

1. Perhaps, on the other hand, it may not.

2. On the other hand we have the good girls.

predict

1. No one had enough foresight to predict the winner.

2. And then we predict which target he wants to go to.

specific

1. Some specific problems have yet to be solved.

2. We should make a concrete analysis of each specific question.

appeal

1. An appeal is being made for help for those who lost their homes in the earthquake.

2. The right of individuals to appeal to a higher court is provided for in the constitution.

appeal to

1. None of these appeal to me.

2. But I appeal to you to think of our children.