to exceed / to climb over / to surpass / the more... the more
越
=
戉
+
走
:
Yu the Great is extremely mad at all the Nordic walkers in the elevator's bathroom. With a battle-axe, he chops Nordic walking poles into small pieces. The more he chops, the smaller the pieces get.
to develop / to evolve / to practice / to perform / to play / to act
演
=
寅
+
氵
:
Maud Younger (y) and her plush tiger (寅) are drinking inside of the anthill (an3). Maud is drinking bai jiu, but her plush tiger is just pretending: he acts as if he was drinkingn bai jiu, but secretly he exchanges the booze with water from a bottle of water (氵) next to him.
ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements
烈
=
列
+
灬
:
Li Qingzhao (li) wants to start her grill (灬) in the elevator's bathroom (e4) with gasoline. As she ignites the liquid Gabriel (列) jumps in and saves her at the last moment from the fierce (烈) fireball.