mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
platform; home; home base; home plate
the opposite direction; the other way
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
woman; lady; adult female
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
large build; large pattern
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
high-quality goods; choice goods
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
lot (production); batch; lotto
tail (animal); tail end; tip
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
devious; cunning; sly; crafty