to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
retort; back talk; backchat
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
everybody; every last one of them; all
dullard; indecisive person
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
working adult; full-fledged member of society
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
priority seat (on public transport)
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to push aside; to brush aside
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
nothing but; none other than