confidence

believe, credit; give faith to, give credit to, credence to; see, realize; assume, receive; set down for, take for; have it, take it; consider, esteem, presume.

be certain; stand to reason., render certain; insure, ensure, assure; clinch, make sure; determine, decide, set at rest, "make assurance double sure" [Macbeth]; know (believe)., dogmatize, lay down the law.

keep an account with, run up an account with; intrust, credit, accredit., place to one's credit, place to one's account; give credit, take credit; fly a kite.

expect; look for, look out for, look forward to; hope for; anticipate; have in prospect, have in contemplation; keep in view; contemplate, promise oneself; not wonder at, not wonder if., wait for, tarry for, lie in wait for, watch for, bargain for; keep a good lookout for, keep a sharp lookout for; await; stand at "attention," abide, bide one's time, watch., foresee; prepare for; forestall (be early); count upon (believe in); think likely (probability)., lead one to expect (predict); have in store for (destiny)., prick up one's ears, hold one's breath.

hope, trust, confide, rely on, put one's trust in; lean upon; pin one's hope upon, pin one's faith upon (believe) [more]., feel hope, entertain hope, harbor hope, indulge hope, cherish hope, feed hope, foster hope, nourish hope, encourage hope, cling to hope, live in hope; see land; feel assured, rest assured, feel confident, rest confident, presume; promise oneself; expect (look forward to)., hope for (desire); anticipate., be hopeful; look on the bright side of, view on the sunny side, voir en couleur de rose, make the best of it, hope for the best; put a good face upon, put a bold face upon, put the best face upon; keep one's spirits up; take heart, take heart of grace; be of good heart, be of good cheer; flatter oneself, "lay the flattering unction to one's soul" [Hamlet], catch at a straw, hope against hope, reckon one's chickens before they are hatched., give hope, inspire hope, raise hope, hold out hope; promise, bid fair, augur well, be in a fair way, look up, flatter, tell a flattering tale; raise expectations; encourage, cheer, assure, reassure, buoy up, embolden.

tell; inform, inform of; acquaint, acquaint with; impart, impart to; make acquainted with, apprise, advise, enlighten, awaken., let fall, mention, express, intimate, represent, communicate, make known; publish; notify, signify, specify, convey the knowledge of., let one know, have one to know; give one to understand; give notice; set before, lay before, put before; point out, put into one's head; put one in possession of; instruct (teach); direct the attention to., announce, annunciate; report, report progress; bringword, send word, leave word, write word; telegraph, telephone; wire; retail, render an account; give an account (describe)); state (affirm)., disclose., show cause; explain (interpret)., hint; given an inkling of; give a hint, drop a hint, throw out a hint; insinuate; allude to, make allusion to; glance at; tip the wink (indicate); suggest, prompt, give the cue, breathe; whisper, whisper in the ear., give a bit of one's mind; tell one plainly, tell once for all; speak volumes., undeceive, unbeguile; set right, correct, open the eyes of, disabuse., be informed of; know; learn; get scent of, gather from; awaken to, open one's eyes to; become alive, become awake to; hear, overhear, understand., come to one's ears, come to one's knowledge; reach one's ears.

give security, give bail, give substantial bail; go bail; pawn, impawn, spout, mortgage, hypothecate, impignorate., guarantee, warrant, assure; accept, indorse, underwrite, insure., execute, stamp; sign, seal (evidence)., let, sett; grant a lease, take a lease, hold a lease; hold in pledge; lend on security.