1. ground, crust (earth), bed (gravel, river, etc.)
2. foundation (building, etc.), base
3. constituency, power base, support (electoral), footing, foothold
1. to become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope)
2. to become less tense, to relax, to let one's guard down
3. to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision), to become lax
4. to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression), (of ice) to partially melt
5. to dec...
1. to call out (to), to call, to invoke
2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
3. to invite
4. to designate, to name, to brand
5. to garner (support, etc.), to gather
6. to take as one's wife
