Still More Sound-alike Words.

Homonym refers to one of two or more words that are pronounced and spelled the same that have different meanings. Example: as a noun quail refers to a kind of bird, but as a verb it means to falter or to go into decline.
Homophone refers to one of two or more words that sound alike but have different meanings. In recent issues of my EWA, I've been covering homophones.

Teem is a verb that means to abound or swarm. The forest is teeming with wildlife.
Team is a self-identifying group with a unifying mission or objective.

The word there has many different meanings and uses. Most often it refers to a place, as in He stood there, or Take it from there.
Their is an adjective that relates to a plural possessive. It is their property. It belongs to them.

Jeans are pants.
Genes are basic units of genetic material that make up hereditary traits.

Retro means backwards. Retro-rockets are fired off to slow down the forward motion of a rocket. Today we talk about the retro look of a building to indicate it contains references to formerly current architectural styles.
Retrofit means to furnish an airplane, a computer or some larger system with parts that weren't available when it was manufactured.
Retrograde means moving backwards, or to go into decline, or to quail.
Retrogress means to move back to a simpler state or to revert.
Retrospect means to consider the past. In retrospect...

Conscious refers to an awake state. He made a conscious decision.
Conscience refers to one's sense of morality. When it came to ethical behavior, he let his conscience be his guide.

A weak end refers to a football player whose performance is not up to par.
A weekend includes Saturday and Sunday.

A tale is a story.
A tail is the appendage at the end of an animal.

Preternatural means exceeding what is natural, e.g., exceptional or abnormal. Outside the realm of nature, for example, supernatural.
Natural means the opposite, existing in nature. It also means having the usual powers of reason and understanding.