diplomatic language

addicted to drinking,smoking,etc.

be driven to prostitution(become a courtesan)

win resounding fame throughout the country

go to sticks and staves

all trades and professions(various small tradesmen)

the boundless ocean(vast oceanic expanses)

earthenware broken and ice melted

handsale(give one's hand on a bargain)

be illogical and ungrammatical(solecism)

iridescent

be obsequious

a vast expanse of water-opening heart

have an eye for the main chance

an outstanding case(an unsettled problem)

be killed by lightning

dissolve(melt away)

The handiwork remains though the maker's gone.

be blazing with colour

an unknown factor(uncertainty)