“He spoke clearly and assuredly so that no one could twist his words and send the conversation down an entirely different route.”

“He assuredly bumped off a formidable array of erstwhile friends and possible rivals.”

“Were they not inhibited Anglo-Saxons and had he been in their midst rather than standing on a raised dais, they would have assuredly hugged him.”

“With impulsive kindness he stops and speaks assuringly to this juvenile spy.”

“He laid his hard, rough hand assuringly on the shoulder of the frightened child and sought to soothe her fears.”