#604.  Resolution. —­ N. determination, will; iron will, unconquerable
will; will of one’s own, decision, resolution; backbone; clear grit, true grit, grit [U.  S. &can.]; sand, strength of mind, strength of will; resolve &c. (intent) 620; firmness &c. (stability) 150; energy, manliness, vigor; game, pluck; resoluteness &c. (courage) 861; zeal &c. 682; aplomb; desperation; devotion, devotedness.
     mastery over self; self control, self command, self possession, self
reliance, self government, self restraint, self conquest, self denial; moral courage, moral strength; perseverance &c. 604a; tenacity; obstinacy &c. 606; bulldog; British lion. 
     V. have determination &c. n.; know one’s own mind; be resolved &c.
adj.; make up one’s mind, will, resolve, determine; decide &c. (judgment) 480; form a determination, come to a determination, come to a resolution, come to a resolve; conclude, fix, seal, determine once for all, bring to a crisis, drive matters to an extremity; take a decisive step &c. (choice) 609; take upon oneself &c. (undertake) 676.
     devote oneself to, give oneself up to; throw away the scabbard, kick
down the ladder, nail one’s colors to the mast, set one’s back against the wall, set one’s teeth, put one’s foot down, take one’s stand; stand firm &c. (stability) 150; steel oneself; stand no nonsense, not listen to the voice of the charmer.
     buckle to; buckle oneself put one’s shoulder to the wheel, lay one’s
shoulder to the wheel, set one’s shoulder to the wheel; put one’s heart into; run the gauntlet, make a dash at, take the bull by the horns; rush in medias res, plunge in medias res; go in for; insist upon, make a point of; set one’s heart upon, set one’s mind upon.
     stick at nothing, stop at nothing; make short work of &c. (activity)
682; not stick at trifles; go all lengths, go the limit *, go the whole hog; persist &c. (persevere) 604a; go through fire and water, ride the tiger, ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm. 
     Adj. resolved &c. v.; determined; strong-willed, strong-minded;
resolute &c. (brave) 861; self-possessed; decided, definitive, peremptory, tranchant[obs3]; unhesitating, unflinching, unshrinking[obs3]; firm, iron, gritty [U.S.], indomitable, game to the backbone; inexorable, relentless, not to be shaken, not to be put down; tenax propositi[Lat]; inflexible &c. (hard) 323; obstinate &c. 606; steady &c. (persevering) 604a.
     earnest, serious; set upon, bent upon, intent upon.
     steel against, proof against; in utrumque paratus[Lat]. 
     Adv. resolutely &c. adj.; in earnest, in good earnest; seriously,
joking apart, earnestly, heart and soul; on one’s mettle; manfully, like a man, with a high hand; with a strong hand &c. (exertion) 686.
     at any rate, at any risk, at any hazard at any price, at any cost, at
any sacrifice; at all hazards, at all risks, at all events; a bis ou a blanc[Fr][obs3]; cost what it may; coute[Fr]; a tort et a travers[obs3]; once for all; neck or nothing; rain or shine. 
     Phr. spes sibi quisque[Lat]; celui qui veut celui-la peut[Fr]; chi non
s’arrischia non guadagna[Fr][obs3]; frangas non flectes[Lat]; manu forti[Lat]; tentanda via est[Lat].