modern times; the modern age; this day and age
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to practice magic; to practise magic
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
cooperation; collaboration
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
one's house; one's home; one's family
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
neglecting; leaving alone
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
young girl; lass; adolescent female
worst; poor and boring; uncool
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
back street; back alley; off-street
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
at least; at most; (even) just
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime