occasional; infrequent; rare
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
absolutely; positively; decidedly
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
second division; secondary division
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
outside one's jurisdiction
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
manned; occupied; piloted
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
settlement; solution; resolution
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
trouble; quarrel; dispute
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to translate; to interpret
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
supervision; management; supervisor; manager
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
attendance; presence; appearance
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
tail (of an aircraft); empennage; tail assembly
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting