to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
control; check; restraint; inhibition
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
(another's) daughter; young lady
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
that's true; of course; obviously
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
genuine article; real thing; real deal
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
ingredient; component; composition
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
prospects of victory; chances of success
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
proper; respectable; decent; honest
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
what kind of; what sort of; what
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind