Meanings

to settle down

to be second to none (in)

the biggest fish is always the one that got away

foliaceous

missing out on a scoop that other newspapers reported

tender winner

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.)

defoliant

lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room

dropping

to leak down

all-purpose cleaner

getting stains out

pilcrow

to chip off

to slip down

years since produced (of cars)

dropping off-line to eat

to lose

party appointee in a safe constituency