crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
wooden fence; board fence
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
omnivorousness; polyphagia; omnivorous; polyphagous
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
immature form (of an organism); young animal
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
to carry; to bring (to a place)
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
overlapping; piling; stacking
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
light from outside; natural light
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
plume; ornamental feather
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
value; preciousness; nobility
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth