Heaven; the hereafter. Usually preceded with "the sweet."

(archaic) A general saying used to ward off bad luck / (archaic) A saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a tree

(idiomatic, US, informal) Often in the infinitive or imperative: to face reality and stop deluding oneself.

active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm / highly competitive

Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. / An environment of rough activity / A person who characteristically engages in such activity

(intransitive, idiomatic) To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

It is easy to get money from foolish people. / It is difficult or unlikely that foolish people maintain their hold on acquired wealth.

(Britain, idiomatic) Everybody; too many people; a huge crowd.

A monochrome system of transmitting and receiving television signals. / A television set that displays only monochrome images.

(meteorology) A hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, the bulb of one of which is kept wet and shows a lower temperature; the relative humidity is obtained from the two temperatures using tables.