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