to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
eccentric; crank; oddball
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
since then; from that time; ever since
self-control; self-restraint
will; intent; desire; will; testament
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
sharing; share (on social media); market share
exclusive; attached to; specialist
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to rain incessantly; to downpour
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
decoration; ornament; trimmings
contest; comparison; competition
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
clerical desk; office desk
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known