to direct attention away intentionally; to mislead
absichtlich die Aufmerksamkeit ablenken; täuschen (absichtlich die aufmerksamkeit ablenken; täuschen)
"He tried to point off the reporters by changing the topic."
"Er versuchte, die Reporter durch das Wechseln des Themas abzulenken." (Er versuchte, die Reporter durch das Wechseln des Themas abzulenken.)
to wait in line for something
to go past what you thought was possible
to increase your effort toward gaining knowledge
to discuss emotions openly to process them better
to repeat words from a person or source in speech or writing
to lose focus while doing or listening to something