hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
curse; spell; malediction
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to search for; to seek for; to look for
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
town; city; municipal; urban
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
individual; one by one; separate; each
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
aggression; invasion; raid
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to name; to call; to christen; to term
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
round; spherical; circular
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with