crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
both hands; both arms; ten
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
reopening; resumption; restarting
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
several people; a few people
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
front entrance; front door
stairs; stairway; staircase
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
finishing blow; coup de grâce
critical point (temperature)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
social; societal; societary
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)