sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to spread; to be propagated
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
in advance; beforehand; previously
to concern; to be related
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to hand over; to surrender
food storage; provision store; pantry
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning