1. "No Admittance" means that entry is forbidden, at least to unauthorized personnel. "Admittance" is a term used mainly in the sense of right of entry. "Admission" often implies price. "No admission means there’s no charge for entering.

2. "Among" them. The difference between "among" and "amid" is that the former refers to countable objects, like flowers in this case. Amid is used for things that can not be counted. For example "he walked amid the crowd" but "among the flowers".

3. "Between" is used only when two people or items are being considered, "among" is used for three or more. "Among" the three of us, but "between" the two of us.

4. A Nation maintains only one embassy, in one foreign country. A Nation's consulates, on the other hand, may be located in several cities within the same country.

5. An epoch. Both a "period" and an "epoch" defines passages of time. But "period" is a looser term and can refer to several minutes or many years. An epoch refers to a specific or self-contained time. An epoch usually indicates an event of such importance that it ushers in a whole new period in human history.

6. A "port" is a harbor of primarily commercial value, that is with a dock and port facilities. A "harbor" is known to be a safe shelter for ships from wind and waves, and deep enough for anchoring a vessel. A harbor does not, by definition, include onshore facilities for handling cargo, although in practice many now do.

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