outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
newspaper reporter; print journalist
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
polish; improvement; burnishing
popular figure; outstanding person; well-known person; lion
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)