hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
heart; guts; nerve; central part
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
together; mutually; fellow
notice; attention; observation
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
cruelty; hard-heartedness
composition; setting (of music)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
tear gas defense spray (e.g. mace, pepper)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)