you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
ticket gate; faregate; ticket barrier
ticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket; basic fare ticket (not valid on limited express trains without a supplemental express ticket)
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
limited-express ticket (usu. needed in addition to a basic fare ticket); special-express ticket
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
platform; home; home base; home plate
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to ask a question; to ask questions
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
motion sickness; travel sickness
zip fastener; zipper; zip
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to think too much; to be over-concerned
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
speaking voice; talking voice
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac