hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
drama; play; Chinese opera
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
when it comes to; concerning
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
middle period; medium-term
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
surface of a board or record
tube amplifier; valve amplifier
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
floor lamp; standard lamp
to be conspicuous; to stand out
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
exam study guide; cram book
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet