✅ Confine means to limit or restrict (I confined myself to only three Halloween decorations per room).

✅ Constrain means to restrain, limit, or repress (I felt constrained by the budget).

✅ Confine means to purposely restrict something, especially in order to focus or to do something well (I confined the scope of my essay so that I could explore more nuances).

✅ Constrain means to restrict the growth of something or limit it (The plant was constrained by the size of the pot).

✅ Crucial describes something extremely important (a crucial piece of the puzzle).

✅ Vital describes something indispensable, necessary, or important (He provided a vital piece of information).

✅ Vital comes from the Latin word for "life," suggesting things that are necessary for life, literally or metaphorically (Time at the seashore is vital for my well-being).

✅ Crucial often suggests that something is key to a future direction or outcome (The first two steps in baking bread are the most crucial).

✅ Linger means to remain longer than expected (The smell of pumpkin pie lingered; We lingered in the coffee shop so long that we were almost late).

✅ Tarry means to delay, linger, or loiter (We tarried over the spooky displays).

✅ Linger and tarry both mean to be in a place longer than expected.

✅ Tarry suggests delaying something or causing yourself to be late by being in that place so long. Linger doesn’t necessarily suggest any reason for the delay.