As nouns the difference between officials and official

is that officials is while official is an office holder invested with powers and authorities.

As an adjective official is

of or pertaining to an office or public trust.

As adjectives the difference between comprehensive and complicated

is that comprehensive is broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something while complicated is difficult or convoluted.

As a noun comprehensive

is a comprehensive school.

As a verb complicated is

past tense of complicate.

As verbs the difference between captivated and griped

is that captivated is (captivate) while griped is (gripe).

As a verb composting

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun decomposition is

a biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.

As adjectives the difference between enviable and inevitable

is that enviable is arousing or likely to arouse envy while inevitable is impossible to avoid or prevent.

As a noun inevitable is

something that is predictable, necessary, or cannot be avoided.

In intransitive terms the difference between spark and shimmer

is that spark is to give off a spark or sparks while shimmer is to shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.

As nouns the difference between spark and shimmer

is that spark is a small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire while shimmer is a faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.

As verbs the difference between spark and shimmer

is that spark is to trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc) while shimmer is to shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.

As an adjective administrative

is of or relating to administering or administration.

As a verb administrated is

(administrate).

As nouns the difference between progression and procedure

is that progression is the act of moving from one thing to another while procedure is a particular method for performing a task.

In obsolete terms the difference between constant and insistent

is that constant is consistent; logical while insistent is standing or resting on something.

As adjectives the difference between constant and insistent

is that constant is unchanged through time or space; permanent while insistent is standing or resting on something.

As a noun constant

is that which is permanent or invariable.

As nouns the difference between newton and pound

is that newton is in the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N while pound is short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight.

As a proper noun Newton

is the name of many English places.

As a verb pound is

to confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.