Related Clues:

• Gave as view or thought
• I limped in hinted or suggested way
• Understood but not spoken
• Offered for consideration - perhaps marriage
• Suggested without stating directly
• Understood without being put into words
• Suggested indirectly
• Gave slight indication or clue
• Not said but understood
• Implied or understood
• Asked to marry
• State indirectly
• Meant though not stated directly
• As it turns out, I had been talking like this
• Expressed the view to do turn up about the conifer