present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
work; business; company; study
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to concern; to be related
my husband; one's family; family member
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
proposal; offer; request; application
just one person; only one
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...