to try to finish something before a deadline
在截止日期之前尽力完成某事 (zai jiezhu ribi qian jinli wancheng mou shi)
"We’re working against the clock to submit the proposal today."
"我们与时间赛跑，今天提交提案。" (women **yu shijian saipao**, jintian tijiao tian'an)
to calmly guide yourself with inner talk during anxiety
to continue sleeping despite noise or other disturbances
to generate ideas or solutions through discussion; to think...
to take action based on advice or feedback
to continue making great efforts toward achieving something
to lose control of emotions due to fear or stress
