surety β security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.
directness β to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
facing β the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
meeting β an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
non-fiction β the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).
hiding β the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
seriousness β of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
solemnity β the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
original β belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.