to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
Hercules; Heracles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
average; ordinary; normal
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
bravery; courage; heroism
without; unless; have to do
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
redoing; doing over again
isolation; being alone; being friendless
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb