October
surprise
party
line.
dance
marathon
Hoffman
safe.
Ring 
Tolkien
estate
Burroughs
Tarzan
Jane.
Dick.
jerk.
ETA: I was thinking of a person who’s obnoxious when I hit Reply. Then it occurred to me there’s a double meaning, if “jerk” is a verb.
pull.
push.
gifted
prodigy