ruled line; rule; chart; crease; score; border
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
reading matter; reading material
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
insertion; incorporation; infixing
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
too many to count; too numerous to mention
it's no joke; gimme a break!
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
splinters of glass; glass shards
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
Earth Horse (55th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
firm; strong; solid; stable
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now