Nerves
Both words in one sentence
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Fridge Brilliance, perhaps, as Ryuuken is also an extremely talented surgeon, a job that requires nerves of steel every day.
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Note that nerves of steel may be hard to distinguish from Tranquil Fury at times.
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Invoked in The Fifth Elephant, where Vimes reflects that while a "springgonne" could be concealed in your trousers, you'd need nerves of steel.
Source: Pants-Positive Safety
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