circuit diagram; schematic
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
reading circle; reading group; book club
short essay; pamphlet; tract
admission ticket for an examination
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
inner structure; internal anatomy
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
in the background; not standing out
cancellation of a contract
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
leaving school during a term
last ray of hope; only hope
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to try all possible means
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph