to mend ②to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.) ③to keep up appearances ④to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

to keep up (appearances) ②to smooth over (an error, etc.) ③to mend

to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.)

dressing oneself

mending

preening

to put up a good front

springtime repairing of fences after winter damage

repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.

repair

repair expense

maintenance and repair

repair man

repair shop

in the process of being repaired

maintenance fee (in an apartment building)