train carriages- as if/though: used to describe how a situation seems to be: She looked as if she'd had some bad news. I felt as though I'd been lying in the sun for hours. They stared at me as if I was crazy.
- carriage: noun [C]1 a vehicle with four wheels, which is usually pulled by horses and was used especially in the past: a horse-drawn carriage 2 UK any of the separate parts of a train in which the passengers sit: a railway carriage
- come up (HAPPEN): phrasal verb - 1 to happen, usually unexpectedly
- engrossing: adjective - very interesting and needing all your attention
- leap (MOVEMENT): verb [I + adverb or preposition] leapt or leaped, leapt or leaped to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another
- look up to sb: phrasal verb - to admire and respect someone
- nod: verb [I or T] -dd- to move your head down and then up, sometimes repeatedly, especially to show agreement, approval or greeting or to show something by doing this
- rub: verb [I or T] -bb- to press or be pressed against something with a circular or up and down repeated movement
- sharply: suddenly
- volition: noun [U] FORMALthe power to make your own decisions
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