off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
melancholy; gloom; depression
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to run around; to bustle about
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
winner; victor; conqueror
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
battle of wits; contest of wits
eye mucus; eye discharge; sleep