outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
personal; individual; private
unproductive; counterproductive
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
everybody; every last one of them; all
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
interruption; suspension; break
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant