I start hand gestures but stop short of pointing at the necessary areas.

我继续设法把事情说清楚，开始做手势，只是没敢把手指向那个说明问题的地方。

I may withhold the truth at times, but I stop short of actually telling lies.

我有时候可能不说真话，但事实上我不至于到说谎的地步。

There is just enough validity in the idea for it to stop short of mental derangement.

这种观点尤其受到那些自认为拥有此种才能的人的追捧,但离精神错乱不过是一步之遥.

There is just enough validity in the idea for it to stop short of mental derangement .

这种观点尤其受到那些自认为拥有此种才能的人的追捧，但离精神错乱不过是一步之遥。

For those who stop short of stuffing their mattress with banknotes money-market funds are meant to be the next best thing.

对于那些没有足够的钱去塞床垫的人来讲，货币市场基金是另一种选择。

The new rules stop short of preferring institutional care to adoption, but that is often what they amount to, in practical terms.

新的条例并没有花太大笔墨对机构式照顾作相应规范，但是在收养实践中，实际碰到的大都是机构式照顾的情形。