1. The phrases below conceal related words. Can you spot them?

LIVE A LIE
NORTH AMERICA
TO BE EFFECTIVE
CAUGHT UNAWARE

2. The phrases below conceal related words. Can you spot them?

DRAMA QUEEN
LOADING RAMP
FREEZING RAIN
CAR ATTENDANT
GO OUT ON A LIMB
FEEL SO UNCERTAIN
EXPO UNDER THE STARS

Answers:

1. Each phrase conceals a kind of meat:

liVE A Little
nottH AMerica
to BE EFective
caughT UNAware 

2. Each phrase conceals a unit of weight:

DRAMa queen
loadinG RAMp
freezinG RAIN
CAR ATtendant
go ouT ON a limb
feel sO UNCErtain
exPO UNDer the stars

Credits:
#1: 
NY Times Crossword
January 9, 2018
Peter A. Collins
MEET IN THE MIDDLE

#2:
Alan Olschwang
HIDING WEIGHT