agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
platform; home; home base; home plate
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
very low (deep, cold, etc.); ultra-; infra-; hyper-
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
foreign; abroad; overseas
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
to replace; to move; to change the position of
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
button (clothing); push-button
arrest; apprehension; capture
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over