As nouns the difference between brief and specific

is that brief is letter (written message) while specific is a distinguishing attribute or quality.

As an adjective specific is

explicit or definite.

As nouns the difference between detention and apprehension

is that detention is detention while apprehension is apprehension.

As nouns the difference between secret and sensitive

is that secret is (countable|uncountable) knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden while sensitive is one with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.

As adjectives the difference between secret and sensitive

is that secret is being or kept hidden while sensitive is having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.

As a verb secret

is to make or keep secret.

As nouns the difference between skimming and intonation

is that skimming is something skimmed from a surface etc while intonation is (linguistics) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

As a verb skimming

is .

As verbs the difference between mist and breeze

is that mist is (to mock a work by inserting annotations) while breeze is to buzz or breeze can be to move casually, in a carefree manner.

As a noun breeze is

a gadfly; a horsefly or breeze can be a light, gentle wind.

As nouns the difference between gasp and chock

is that gasp is sigh, yawn; the act of sighing while chock is any wooden block used as a wedge or filler or chock can be (obsolete) an encounter.

As a verb chock is

to stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch or chock can be (obsolete) to encounter or chock can be to make a dull sound.

As an adverb chock is

(nautical) entirely; quite.

As nouns the difference between sake and ground

is that sake is cause, interest or account while ground is (surface of the Earth) The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

As a verb ground is

to connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.

As an adjective ground is

crushed, or reduced to small particles.

As nouns the difference between swamp and hot

is that swamp is a piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes while hot is a whit, a bit.

As a verb swamp

is to drench or fill with water.

As adjectives the difference between lesser and littler

is that lesser is comparative of little while littler is comparative of little.

As a noun lesser

is a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

As an adverb originally

is as it was in the beginning.

As an adjective basic is

basic.