Bearing with the people I admitted (4)
I believe the answer is:
mien
'bearing' is the definition.
('mien' can be a synonym of 'bearing')
'the people i admitted' is the wordplay.
'the people' becomes 'men' (man is a kind of person**).
'admitted' indicates putting letters inside.
'men' going around 'i' is 'MIEN'.
'with' is the link.
(Other definitions for mien that I've seen before include "Facial expression sounds miserly" , "Counterance - mine?" , "A manner like mine" , "Appearance, bearing" , "aspect" .)