Resolve
Work out
Work out verb - To find an answer for through reasoning.
Usage example: by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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This doesn't quite work out as she hoped however, but she still won out in the end, because Kai's resolve to fight and protect her had only grown stronger.
Source: Manga / Popcorn Avatar - With the women's resolve shown to be firm and upstanding, the menfolk, their ability to make war now wilted and slumping, and tormented by enormous, err, burdens, agree to work out a peace treaty.
Source: Theatre / Lysistrata -
Kick the Dog: In order to peacefully resolve The First Opium War, the Chinese official Qisan and the British official Charles Elliot work out a reasonable deal (one which the series claims is the best China could have hoped for).
Source: Web Animation / Extra Credits
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