As adjectives the difference between responsible and driven

is that responsible is answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically while driven is obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.

As a verb driven is

.

As verbs the difference between followed and surfaced

is that followed is past tense of follow while surfaced is past tense of surface.

As verbs the difference between transpire and surface

is that transpire is to give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.) while surface is to provide something with a surface.

As a noun surface is

the overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.

As verbs the difference between springing and deriving

is that springing is while deriving is .

As a noun springing

is (uncountable) the action of the verb to .

As an adjective springing

is that springs or spring.

As verbs the difference between stemming and arising

is that stemming is present participle of lang=en while arising is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun stemming

is movement against a current, especially a tidal current.

As a verb except

is to exclude; to specify as being an exception.

As a preposition except

is with the exception of; but.

As a conjunction except

is with the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

As a noun exclusion is

exclusion.

As verbs the difference between followed and developed

is that followed is (follow) while developed is (develop).

As an adjective developed is

(said of a country) not primitive; not third world.

As adjectives the difference between following and developing

is that following is coming next, either in sequence or in time while developing is of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.

As a preposition following

is after, subsequent to.

As a noun following

is a group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.

As a verb developing is

.

As verbs the difference between acquiring and knowing

is that acquiring is while knowing is .

As an adjective knowing is

possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.

As a noun knowing is

the act or condition of having knowledge.

As a noun exclusion

is the act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.

As a verb expect is

to look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that).