backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to pause; to have a short intermission
to continue (going along some trend)
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
odds and ends; all; every
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
difficult problem; challenge
to make a success in life
society; the world; the times
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to make an appearance; to show up
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
modesty; humility; being humble
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin