英和和英

to strain one's mind

to pay careful attention to something

to calm oneself―compose oneself

to be vigilant―watchful―on the watch―on the lookout

to use judgment―use one's head―take the hint

to suspect―be suspicious

to trust a man

to fret （oneself）―worry （oneself）―bother oneself

to drive one mad―drive one distracted―drive one to distraction

His nerves are strained to the utmost.

to stretch one's mind―strain one's nerves―strain one's senses

to keep one in suspense―put one to the rack

to compose oneself―collect oneself―gather one's scattered wits

to faint―swoon

to be diverted from care

to weigh on one's mind

to try one's temper―（意見を叩くの意味なら）―sound one's views

to feed mean―feel small―feel cheap

to distract one's a mind from cares―divert one's mind from care―divert oneself―raise one's spirits

to relax one's attention―unbend one's mind

to be daunted

to be anxious about something

to be in a great hurry

to court―pay court to―a man

One's mind is stretched

to feel constrained―feel oppressed

to remove a stain―take out a stain

to be satisfied―be appeased

I am fretting myself―worrying myself―in suspense―I hang in suspense―I sit on thorns.

One's attention is relaxed.