Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
Polite and respectful rather than rude.
Docile and easily managed.
A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.
A maggot used as bait by anglers.
To break; to tame; to domesticate.
To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.
To become gentle.
Moving with haste or zeal.
The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.
To run (a distance).
Hastily; without delay.