As nouns the difference between equities and stocks

is that equities is plural of lang=en while stocks is a device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.

As a verb stocks is

third-person singular of stock.

As verbs the difference between impend and emerge

is that impend is to be about to happen or occur, especially of something which takes some time such as a process or procedure rather than just a short event "to impend" often has the connotation of threat while emerge is .

As nouns the difference between guardpost and bollard

is that guardpost is an alternative spelling of lang=en while bollard is a strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured.

As a noun toll

is custom (duty collected at the borders).

As a verb plead is

to present an argument, especially in a legal case.

As nouns the difference between love and focus

is that love is money while focus is (countable|optics) a point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.

As a verb focus is

to cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.

As nouns the difference between rabbits and strawberries

is that rabbits is while strawberries is .

As nouns the difference between guideline and handheld

is that guideline is a non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour while handheld is .

As an adjective handheld is

.

As a verb played

is (play).

As a noun athlete is

athlete.

As nouns the difference between trip and traveling

is that trip is trip while traveling is (basketball) a violation committed by progressing while holding the ball instead of dribbling it.

As a verb traveling is

.

As an adjective traveling is

that travels (with one).

In phonetics terms the difference between alveolar and postalveolar

is that alveolar is formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth while postalveolar is any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

As adjectives the difference between alveolar and postalveolar

is that alveolar is of or relating to an alveolus while postalveolar is articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

As nouns the difference between alveolar and postalveolar

is that alveolar is an alveolar consonant while postalveolar is any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.