(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
hungry ghost realm; preta realm; magic; sorcery
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
to become decrepit; to become senile
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
stepping back; drawing back
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
self-exile; going into hiding
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy