"cease" and "stop", are these two words using in the same way?

What's the difference between the "look after" and the "take care of"?

What's the difference between "wedding" and "matrimony", or they are the same?

what's the meaning of “make oneself very much” Actually it comes from an article title: Home Swede home: Bizarre pictures show how IKEA's customers in China make themselves very much at home

What's the difference between the adjective "innovative" and "creative"?

What the "epic"'s meaning here? It was a hamburger of epic dimensions!

Is the definition of couch is correct? Couch: A couch is an upholstered item of furniture for the comfortable seating of more than one person and typically has an armrest on either side. Couches are usually to be found in the living room, den or the lounge. They are covered in a variety of textiles or in leather. The most common types of couches are the loveseat (or British two-seater), the settee (2.5 seats), and the sofa (3 seats).

How to say the year of "1900"

how should I understand the last part of this sentence, especially the last word? Though their salaries are above average even in Shanghai—which had China’s third-highest annual urban disposable income per person in 2012 at 40,000 yuan—the cost of appearing successful is stratospheric.