to suddenly change direction
突然改变方向 (turan gaibian fangxiang)
"The conversation veered off into weekend plans."
"谈话突然转向了周末的计划。" (tanhua turan zhuanxiang le zhoumo de jihua)
until the very last moment; close to the deadline
extremely intense and ruthless competition
to move something to a later period
to take on a lot of responsibility
a very close and trusted friend
when advice or complaints are ignored
