inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
identification; background check; identity confirmation
name plate; name tag; label
smoothly; easily; readily
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
testimony; (verbal) evidence
clerk; office worker; office staff
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
doctor's rounds (in a hospital)
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
elastic; elastic cord; elastic band
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
black lustre; black luster
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal