Problem: Word: touch

Sentence 1: Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues.

Sentence 2: I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole.

Same meaning?
A: different meanings

Problem: Word: anchorage

Sentence 1: The plant needs a firm anchorage.

Sentence 2: The mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family.

Same meaning?
A: the same meaning

Problem: Word: vehicle

Sentence 1: A congregation is a vehicle of group identity.

Sentence 2: His editorials provided a vehicle for his political views.

Same meaning?
A: the same meaning

Problem: Word: carry

Sentence 1: I carry these thoughts in the back of my head.

Sentence 2: I carry a lot of life insurance.

Same meaning?
A:
the same meaning