| Academic dissertations |
THESES |
| Aircraft and smoothing tools |
PLANES |
| Alumnae of a college |
GRADUATES |
| Believe to be guilty, but without proof |
SUSPECT |
| Brief written record |
NOTE |
| Careful investigation into a subject |
RESEARCH |
| Centre around which something rotates |
AXIS |
| Charge with an offence |
ACCUSE |
| Collect bit by bit, often with difficulty |
GLEAN |
| Containing nothing |
EMPTY |
| Determining dimensions |
MEASURING |
| Disrobed |
UNDRESSED |
| Easy to see through |
CLEAR |
| Edam or cheddar, say |
CHEESE |
| Extreme fear |
TERROR |
| Going steady |
DATING |
| Graceful and stylish |
ELEGANT |
| In fact |
REALLY |
