scramble
=mix up eggs, "struggle"or "fight frantically" 先を争って~しようとする *M*In this situation, you could also use the phrase, "hurry up and wait", which sounds like an oxymoron(矛盾語法).*[オクシモロン]
pilfer
くすねる =to steal thing of little value or in small quantities
file a lost bagge claim
file (相手どって)(人が書類などを)提出する claim (当然の権利としての)要求、請求 Baggage Claim(掲示)荷物受取場所
some dark corner of the world
世界のどこか暗闇 *M*out of the way place
song and dance
大騒ぎ make a song and dance 大騒ぎをする
Daily Quiz
As the old saw goes, two's company but three's a crowd.
*M* the meaning of it is that two people can have a good relationship together but the third person is troublesome.Three people maybe can't get along with as well as two.So it seems like too many, too much, a crowd, a horde, a mob or a throng... is the feeling you might get.