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 make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
conviction; belief; confidence
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
back (of a chair); backrest
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
reaching; attaining; arrival
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
pale; pallid; bluish-white
acceleration; speeding up
to ascend; to go up; to climb
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to tumble down; to roll down
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle