... years old; age (of) ...
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
breakthrough; great discovery
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
job; work; duties; trade; skill
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
popular name; common name; given name
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
financial world; business circles
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
it seems so; that's what it looks like
restoration; repair; mending
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result