| Text | Length |
| Right hands: Abbr. | 18 |
| Paralegals, e.g.: Abbr. | 23 |
| Mgrs.' helpers | 18 |
| Members of a D.A.'s staff | 29 |
| D.A.'s staff members | 24 |
| D.A. helpers | 12 |
| Bus. aides | 10 |
| Aides, briefly | 14 |
| What many a prin. needs | 23 |
| Vice prins., e.g. | 17 |
| Underlings: Abbr. | 17 |
| TAs and RAs | 11 |
| Staffers: Abbr. | 15 |
| Some staffers: Abbr. | 20 |
| Small helpers | 13 |
| Short helpers? | 14 |
| Secretaries: Abbr. | 18 |
| Seconds (abbr.) | 15 |
| Second hands: Abbr. | 19 |
| Right-hands: Abbr. | 18 |
| Off. helpers | 12 |
| Off. aides | 10 |
| Mgrs.' underlings | 21 |
| Igor and Dr. Watson: Abbr. | 26 |
| Helpers, briefly | 16 |
| Helpers for a D.A. | 18 |
| Gal Fridays: Abbr. | 18 |
| Elves, to Santa: Abbr. | 22 |
| DA's helpers | 16 |
| D.A.'s helpers | 18 |
| Confederates: Abbr. | 19 |
| Coadjutors: Abbr. | 17 |
| Co. backups | 11 |
| Certain profs. | 14 |
| Certain DAs | 11 |
| Bus. helpers | 12 |
| Auxiliaries: Abbr. | 18 |
| Aux. ones | 9 |
| Aides-de-camp: Abbr. | 20 |
| Aides to execs. | 15 |
| Aides for prins. | 16 |
| Aides (abbr.) | 13 |
| Adjutants: Abbr. | 16 |
| Allay | 5 |
| Salve | 5 |
| Take the edge off | 17 |
| Make less harsh | 15 |
| Softens | 7 |
| Makes milder | 12 |
| Exactly | 7 |
| In itself | 9 |
| In and of itself | 16 |
| Per se | 6 |
| In that capacity | 16 |
| Seize | 5 |
| Suppose | 7 |
| Undertake | 9 |
| Take as a given | 15 |
| Presuppose | 10 |
| Undertake, as responsibilities | 30 |
| Take upon oneself | 17 |
| Take on, as a responsibility | 28 |
| Take as true without proof | 26 |
| "Don't ___ anything!" | 35 |
| Take on, as responsibility | 26 |
| Take, as a position | 19 |
| Take possession | 15 |
| Take over, as control | 21 |
| Take over, as a loan | 20 |
| Make an ass out of you and me, in a saying | 42 |
| Took on | 7 |
| Fictitious | 10 |
| Took for granted | 16 |
| Kind of name | 12 |
| Like an alias | 13 |
| Took, as responsibility | 23 |
| Kind of identity | 16 |
| Like a fictitious name | 22 |
| Fictitious, as a name | 21 |
| Takes for granted | 17 |
| Takes on, as a responsibility | 29 |
| Undertakes | 10 |
| Surmises | 8 |
| Presupposes | 11 |
| Arrogates | 9 |
| Posits | 6 |
| Jumps to conclusions | 20 |
| Arrogant | 8 |
| Taking for granted | 18 |
| Not checking to make sure | 25 |
| Excessively forward | 19 |
| Guarantee | 9 |
| Promise | 7 |
| Cinch | 5 |
| Pledge | 6 |
| Convince | 8 |
| Make certain | 12 |
| Sew up | 6 |
| Confirm | 7 |
| Give confidence to | 18 |
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