Confusing words

What are the differences in meaning between the following group
of words:

1.bring,take,carry,fetch
2. earn, gain, win, beat
3.let,allow,permit,enable
4.miss,lack,lose,waste
5.sorry,afraid,apologise,excuse
6.travel,trip,journey,tour voyage
7.actually,currently
8.comfortable,convenient
9.manifestation,demonstration
10.physicist, physician
11.pretend, expect
12.realize, create
13.receipt, recipe
14.sensible, sensitive, over sensitive, a psychic
15.serious, professional
16.smoking, a dinner jacket/tuxedo
17.camping, a campsite
18.sympathetic

1.bring,take,carry,fetch

Bring=coming towards the speaker
Take=going away from speaker
Carry=transport in arms/hands
Capacity of some machines e.g. The lift carries up to 10 people
Fetch=Get

2. earn, gain, win, beat

Earn=to acquire e.g. money, respect, a reputation
Gain=to acquire e.g. Experience, time, capital
Win=used with objects
Beat=used with people

3.let,allow,permit,enable

Let, allow, permit=to give permission
Enable=to facilitate

4.miss,lack,lose,waste

Miss=fail to see, catch or attend something
Lack=someone or something hasn’t got something e.g. He lacks concentration
To be lacking in something
Lose=don’t have anymore
Waste=to use or consume unnecessarily e.g. Energy, paper, time, money, food


5.sorry,afraid,apologise,excuse

Sorry=to apologize for something
Apologize=more formal
Afraid=when we have to say something to someone that they may not like
Excuse (me)=to apologize for disturbing or interrupting someone

6.travel,trip,journey,tour, voyage

Travel=go from one place to another (verb, adjective or noun)
Trip=a noun, time away from home e.g. day trip, work trip
Journey=most often used as a noun, only the ‘travel’ time
Voyage=usually a long journey, especially by sea
Tour=a journey including one or more destinations (verb or noun)

1.Actually= really, in reality
Currently= at the moment

2.comfortable= allows one to relax
Convenient=situated nearby, suitable

2a.cheap=low cost

3.manifestation=giving a clear example
Demonstration=public gathering to express opinion

4.physicist=somebody who studies/does physics
Physician= a doctor

5.pretend=fake, claim
Expect=aspire to something

6.realize=to begin to understand
Create=make, develop

7.receipt=proof of purchase
Recipe=how to cook something

8.sensible=reasonable, practical
Sensitive=to understand situations and feelings of others
Over sensitive=easily offended
A psychic=person with special ability to read your mind/the future

9.serious=not humorous
professional=to follow the correct conduct in a situation

10.sympathetic=understanding somebody’s situation

11.Smoking=the act of smoking
A dinner jacket/tuxedo=elegant jacket

12.Camping=the act of camping
A campsite=place where you go camping