(heraldry) Of figures: placed in a slanting direction from the dexter chief to the sinister base.

Short for a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

(law) A plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, lack of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.

(law) A request to have a court waive filing fees in a civil action because the plaintiff is indigent.

Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;

Not yet hardened into bone or strengthened into sinew. / Young, weak, and unformed.

(idiomatic) enthusiasm, energy or a positive outlook or cheerful attitude.

(idiomatic) To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.

Looking like someone currently lives there or has lived there, not pristine, not new / (euphemistic) Looking sloppily kept. / (Of a dramatic performance) fully-realized, well-observed.

Living on the premises, usually said of a household employee.