It is easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude rather than with rude demands and negativity.

(nautical) To sail in a direction close to that from which the wind is blowing, but still making headway / (idiomatic) To behave in a manner that is on the verge of being dangerous, improper or illegal

(slang, transitive) To not find (someone) sexually attractive; to be unwilling to have sex with someone.

(slang, idiomatic) To enjoy oneself immensely, to party.

Something good does not need to be advertised.

(UK, used attributively, usually derogatory) A basic restaurant menu, without much planning or style.

(geography) A dry valley once occupied by a stream or river, since captured by another stream.

A window enabling a prison guard to see into a cell without being seen by the prisoner.

Red wings.

An American hockey team in the NHL with its home base in Detroit.