英和和英

to lose heart―be disheartened―be discouraged

to pay careful attention to something

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

His nerves are strained to the utmost.

to strain one's mind

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

to calm oneself―compose oneself

Nonsense!

to remove a stain―take out a stain

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

to suspect―be suspicious

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

to take the best part of anything―take the cream of anything―skin the cream off anything

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

to keep one in suspense―put one to the rack

to trust a man

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

to rise above the common herd―rise above the common run of men

to faint―swoon

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

lose the lead

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

disappointedly

to flinch from doing something

to weigh on one's mind

to be in the humour―in the mood―in the vein―for doing something

to recover one's courage―take heart―take heart of grace

something that distracts someone from their uneasiness

to be daunted

Pull yourself together