✅ Schedule means to plan something for a certain date (Let’s schedule a meeting for Tuesday of next week).

✅ Arrange means to prepare or plan something (I arranged to meet him at a coffee shop).

✅ Arrange suggests mutual agreement on the plan that is less formal, whereas schedule suggests a formal decision.

✅ Schedule also emphasizes choosing a specific date, whereas arrange can suggest less specific details (We arranged to go shopping together next month; I’ve scheduled an appointment for tomorrow morning).

✅ Skulk means to move in a sneaky or surreptitious way (The cat skulked through the bushes).

✅ Slink means to move in a furtive way, especially out of fear or embarrassment (I slinked away after the reprimand).

✅ Both of these terms mean to move in a stealthy way.

✅ However, slink suggests trying not to draw attention to yourself out of fear, whereas skulk suggests trying to get away with something (The thief skulked through the shadows; I slinked away before I got caught).

✅ A rule is a regulation or principle that is designed to regulate behavior or actions (We only have three rules in this house).

✅ A guideline is a principle that governs or offers guidance regarding conduct or actions (Format your submissions according to our guidelines).

✅ Both of these terms refer to regulations and guiding principles.

✅ Rules are generally stricter and more inviolable than guidelines.