Problem: Word: action

Sentence 1: His novels always have a lot of action.

Sentence 2: The United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues.

Same meaning? OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
A: different meanings
Question: This question has options. Does the word "stabilization" have the same definition in the next 2 sentences?

Wage stabilization is necessary for industrial peace.

Stabilization means that the product can be handled under atmospheric conditions.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
Answer: the same meaning
Question: "focus" used in the same way in the following two sentences?

If you're going to beat your competitors, you need to focus.

We focused on what to do.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
Answer: the same meaning
Q: Does "thread" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

A thread of smoke climbed upward.

From the air the road was a grey thread.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

A: the same meaning
Question: Here is one sentence: My neighborhood voted for Bush.
Here is another sentence: The price is in the neighborhood of $100.
Does the neighborhood mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: different meanings
Question: "fatigue" used in the same way in the following two sentences?

He was suffering from museum fatigue.

Political fatigue.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
Answer:
the same meaning