rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
entrance (for passengers at a train station); passenger door (on a train, bus, etc.)
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
back seat (of a car); rear seat
be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to stay calm; to keep cool
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
to call again; to call someone back
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
answering machine; answer phone
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
covered with; stained; smeared
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
arrest; apprehension; capture
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
interruption; suspension; break
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to ascertain; to check; to make sure