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Achilles: a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'

bulldog collapse: a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting; throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo; attack viciously and ferociously

vulnerability collapse: susceptibility to injury or attack; the state of being vulnerable or exposed; "his vulnerability to litigation"; "his exposure to ridicule"

valiant collapse: having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"

Samson collapse: (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah

soft spot collapse: a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son"

tiger collapse: large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered; a fierce or audacious person; "he's a tiger on the tennis court"; "it aroused the tiger in me"

heroine collapse: the main good female character in a work of fiction; a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds

hero collapse: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem; (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her; (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god; a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"; Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

gallant collapse: unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"; having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

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