some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
arrest; apprehension; capture
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
platform; home; home base; home plate
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff