to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
superior; superiors; senior
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
testimony; (verbal) evidence
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
literary woman; talented woman
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
going through; going via; going by way of
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart