…(in the UK) a bet on a horse to win a place in a race, usually first, second, or third…
…a small mat underneath a person’s dining plate, used to protect the table from the heat of the plate and food…
…a place revered as holy, typically one to which religious pilgrimage is made…
…a brick which has been imperfectly fired due to being on the outward side of the kiln…
…a card bearing a person’s name, placed on a table to indicate where they should sit…
…the name of a geographical location, such as a town, lake, or a range of hills…
…the numerical value that a digit has by virtue of its position in a number…
…the other House of Parliament (used in the Commons to refer to the Lords, and vice versa)…
…a complete set of crockery and cutlery provided for one person at a meal…
…(in the UK) a place in an independent school for a pupil whose fees are wholly or partially subsidized by the state…
…(in a professional kitchen) the preparation of dishes and ingredients before the beginning of service…
…the most prominent position among a group of things…
…(of a series of events or facts) begin to make sense…
…used in reference to the making of an official or public statement…
…everywhere…
…regard or treat as particularly valuable or important…
…deflate or humiliate someone regarded as being presumptuous…
…in an overbearing or self-important manner…
…give someone uncritical respect or admiration; treat someone as an ideal rather than a real person…
…keep someone from becoming presumptuous…
…consider a situation from another’s point of view…
…be sincere or well intentioned…
…faced with two equally undesirable alternatives…
