Elation + a broken-off part of a tree = this video game control lever
joystick
Adjective for something sold without a trademark or brand
generic
Canter was shortened from this city--it was the pace pilgrims used to visit the shrine of Thomas à Becket
This gentle giant is Florida's state marine mammal
manatee
Moving your index finger in circles by your ear usually means you think someone is this
crazy
A circular piece of jewelry + an informal term for a dish like French fries = this first-row area for boxing fans
ringside
The restoration & development of urban areas to make way for middle-class buyers
gentrification
This therapeutic process involving back & joint manipulation is partly from the Greek for "hand"
chiropractic
It's the last word of a historic utterance made July 20, 1969
mankind
In the Old West, those told to "circle" these conveyances of yore were afraid of attack
the wagons
Murray or Hader + a cut piece of wood = this outdoor ad space where you'd see Murray's & Hader's names
billboard
From Latin for "bend the knee", it means to kneel
genuflect
Leather chaps are named for this thorny southwest brush they are designed to protect you from
chaparral
It's the unlawful killing of another person without malice
manslaughter
On the road, a red circle with a horizontal white bar in the center means this
do not enter
To inspect the safety of something + a friend or pal = this chess term
checkmate
A police officer in Paris
gendarme
Partly from the Greek for "eating", this type of coffin was made of stone ancients thought was able to eat bodies
sarcophagus
Almost all of the world's production of this metallic element is used in the iron & steel industry
manganese
In the 1980s the British countryside became dotted with these mysterious agricultural designs
crop circles
A car essential + a synonym for domicile = this, a batter's preferred area to hit the ball, right in his...
wheelhouse
It's the seaport capital of the region of Liguria
Genoa
Partly from the Latin for "stones", this adjective for a building that is falling apart means it is missing stones
dilapidated
a roof which has four sloping sides, each of which becomes steeper halfway down
mansard
A famous image of a "man" is named for this Roman--he noted that a body could be symmetrically inscribed inside a circle & a square
Vitruvius