first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
old couple; elderly couple
university student; college student
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
sentiment; sentimentality
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
prepaid (phone, card, etc.)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
violation of the law; legal violation
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
listening device; bug; wiretap
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore