Strip a wall of its wallpaper.
Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair.
Word: "strip"
the same meaning

Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.
Atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life.
Word: "position"
the same meaning

One swallow does not a summer make.
Clothes make the man.
Word: "make"
the same meaning

The woman does not even have one stick of furniture moved in yet.
They had too much furniture for the small apartment.
Word: "furniture"
the same meaning