Anagrams of: PREDEPARTURES

• Neat, trim.

• Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy.

• Quick; little and active.

• To apply new wallpaper to, either by first stripping the old wallpaper off, or by papering over the top.

• made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

• having made preparations

• equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources

• an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

• hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it

• a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

• whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging

• tie with a strap

• beat severely with a whip or rod

• sharpen with a strap

• secure (a sprained joint) with a strap

• One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready.

• the act of departing

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• euphemistic expressions for death