Financer vs. financier
Financer = someone who finances a particular undertaking. Financier = someone who makes a habit or a career out of financing things.
But vs. yet
They are interchangeable as conjunctions but not as adverbs.
Flesh out vs. flush out
To flesh out is to give substance to something. To flush out is to bring something out in the open.
Ravaging vs. ravishing
Ravaging: the inflected form of ravage. Ravishing: very attractive.
Bold-Faced Lie or Bald-Faced Lie – Meaning & Origin
Bald-faced = (1) shaved; (2) bold or brazen. Boldface = bolded text.
Attain vs. obtain
To attain is to reach, achieve, or accomplish something. To obtain is to get something.
Gantlet vs. gauntlet
Gauntlet is the usual spelling in run the gauntlet and through down the gauntlet, even though there is an etymological basis for using gantlet in the former idiom.