A Race Against the Clock

1. The bus door closed just -- Select -- speeds up out of reach give up wiggle room took off ---meaning it was too far away for James to get to it.

2. It's like time suddenly -- Select -- took off wiggle room speeds up out of reach give up , meaning it seems to go faster than normal.

3. Poor James had no -- Select -- give up out of reach took off wiggle room speeds up with his boss, meaning there was no flexibility or room for mistakes.

4. It's that split-second decision---do I just -- Select -- wiggle room speeds up out of reach took off give up or do I go for it? This means to stop trying.

5. He just -- Select -- out of reach took off speeds up give up wiggle room , chasing after hope, meaning he left quickly and suddenly.

6. James didn't even hesitate---he decided to -- Select -- at his expense go for it sweating buckets kick in tunnel vision , meaning he chose to try his hardest despite the risk.

7. The universe is having a laugh -- Select -- tunnel vision kick in at his expense go for it sweating buckets , meaning bad things are happening to him in a way that seems funny to others.

8. His instincts -- Select -- sweating buckets go for it tunnel vision at his expense kick in and suddenly he's a Tour de France contender, meaning his natural reactions start working automatically.

9. He's racing the clock, dodging traffic, probably -- Select -- go for it sweating buckets at his expense kick in tunnel vision , meaning he is sweating a lot from stress and effort.

10. That -- Select -- kick in at his expense go for it tunnel vision sweating buckets when you're so focused on the goal means you can only see one thing and ignore everything else.

11. Everything else -- Select -- just when you think blurs out go south pull off bad timing when you're so focused, meaning the surroundings become unclear and hard to notice.

12. -- Select -- bad timing pull off blurs out just when you think go south James might actually make it, things suddenly get worse. This phrase introduces an unexpected change.

13. James might actually -- Select -- go south blurs out bad timing just when you think pull off this wild commute, meaning he might succeed at something difficult.

14. Things suddenly -- Select -- pull off bad timing just when you think go south blurs out : the old lady in the crosswalk. This means the situation gets worse or goes wrong.

15. Talk about -- Select -- blurs out go south just when you think pull off bad timing ! This means something happened at the worst possible moment.

16. That moment where everything -- Select -- turned out hangs in the balance to his advantage , meaning the outcome is uncertain and could go either way.

17. The incident actually -- Select -- to his advantage hangs in the balance turned out to be a good thing, meaning the result or ending was positive.

18. James can use that -- Select -- hangs in the balance to his advantage turned out by being on time and performing well, meaning he can benefit from the situation.