(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
research; study; investigation
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
call; summons; convening; convocation
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
minimum; at the very least
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
10th day of the month; ten days
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to grant permission; to give permission
like this; this sort; this way
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
street stall; stand; booth
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)