come about   

1.How did this come about?

2.How did the accident come about?

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subscribe     

1.I want to subscribe for some novels.

2.They have subscribed large sums to the fund.

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quantity     

1.We've always put quality before quantity. 

2.Don't strive merely for quantity of production. 

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tend     

1.The wind is tending to the north.

2.Her mother was ill and she had to tend to her.

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go up     

1.Prices incline to go up.

2.The boy has gone up again this term.

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result in    

1.Fifty percent of road accidents result in head injuries.

2.This meeting should result in some change in how they work for the coming sprints, because they work to continually improvetheir team and practice effectiveness. 

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oppose   

1.We oppose interference by any outside force. 

2.Mr. Taylor was not bitter toward those who had opposed him.

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opposed   

1.What he said was totally opposed to facts.

2.All those who opposed us have now been dealt with. 

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be opposed to    

HP and Nokia are also said to be opposed to the terms of the auction that would terminate current licensing  agreements.

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state    

1.He stated his views to me.

2.Darwin stated that the species originate by descent.

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range    

1.This is outside the range of our study.

2.A wide range of colours and patterns are available.

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even if    

1.Even if we cannot agree, we should maintain our contact.

2.Even if we achieve great success in our work, we should notbe conceited. 

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keep on    

1.He kept on until the work was finished.

2.He kept on towards his objective.

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glance    

1.He glanced at his watch.

2.I gave her a glance. 

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steady    

1.Our ship began to steady again after a storm.

2.Relax as much as possible and keep breathing steadily.

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tendency   

1.We have a tendency to think that everything is about us.

2.When you think of a “life without limits” you have a tendency to think that you can do anything. 

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widespread    

1.The high cost prohibits the widespread use of this dictionary.

2.There is widespread support for the new proposals.

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on the whole    

1.Our opinions are on the whole the same.

2.On the whole, you should be pride of your improvement in English. 

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average    

1.We average 8 hours (work) a day.

2.If you average 4, 6 and 11,you get 7 .

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on behalf of   

1.And on behalf of the other honorees, I say thank you.

2.On behalf of my Government I have the honour to make to you the followingcommunications. 

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put up with    

1.Until recently, Apple put up with this.

2.I’ll have to put up with the noise till I move next week. 

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so long as    

1.So long as people are getting by, who cares about how rich, the rich are.

2.Many are still willing to pay for expensive things, so long as the quality is first class.

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and so on    

1.Fire burns us but we can cook with it, and so on. 

2.That the park would be closed, the waterfall dammed to increase flows and so on.

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circumstance    

1.Don't deceive under any circumstance.

2.This means we place our trust in him for every circumstance of life.