mess with                  干预,介入

neglect one's meals and sleep                  废寝忘食

neglect one's duties                  玩忽职守

keep...under (close) observation              对……(密切)监视

fall under sb.'s observation               被某人注意到

escape observation          未被觉察,不为人所注意

mass observation             民意调查

refresh oneself with a cup of tea              喝杯茶提神

refresh sb's memory                 唤起某人的记忆

adhere to=cling to=stick to               黏附；坚持

restrain sb. from doing             阻止某人干……

restrain oneself                 克制自己

restrain sb. of sb.'s/one's liberty              束缚某人自由

be beyond restraint                   不能抑制

be the ruin of sb.               毁了某人

fall into ruin               破败不堪

for the sake of          为了……起见，看在……的份上

for any sake               好歹,无论如何

without sake             无缘无故,毫无理由

in sequence               依次，逐一

a sequence of           一系列……

in sequence of          按顺序

steer clear of            绕开，避开

steer a course          选择某种做法

have a stroke            中风