Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.
To be serious with; use in earnest.
To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
To receive payment for work.
To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
To achieve by being worthy of.
To curdle, as milk.
To long; to yearn.
To grieve.
(said of an action or an utterance) Serious or honest
(with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do.
Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
(said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
Strenuous; diligent.
Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.